{"product_id":"his-monkey-wife-1","title":"His Monkey Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003eMr Fatigay is a hapless Edwardian schoolmaster posted to the Congo. His sole companion in the tropics is Emily: petite, dark and vivacious, brush­ing the floor with the knuckles of her strong capable hands. Emily is a prodigiously gifted chimpanzee of great intelligence and sensitivity, and also a secret autodidact. As she uncovers the delights of art and litera­ture, she proves to be more cultivated and compassionate than the human animals around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the time comes for Mr Fatigay to return home to London, he brings Emily along – gifting her to his adored fiancée, Amy, who makes her a housemaid. To escape her stifling servitude, Emily begins donning Amy’s clothes and sneaking out across the rooftops: she reads Darwin at The British Museum (where she is taken for a fascinating woman of mystery), calls on the apes at the zoo, and discovers her talent for the stage. But her secret trips into town provide only a brief solace, as there is only one person who can make her truly happy. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Monkey Wife\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a comic masterpiece about a most unexpected love-triangle, and a biting satire about the nature of civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead the first chapter\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dauntbookspublishing.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/His-Monkey-Wife-first-chapter.pdf\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘If you don’t know his work, you owe yourself the pleasure – the indispensable pleasure – of Collier.’ –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Chabon \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A wayward masterpiece.’ –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Burgess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘From the first sentence the reader is aware that he is in the presence of a magician . . . [Collier] casts a spell and he does so always with a smile.’ –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Theroux\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Truly sui generis . . . a small masterpiece of social satire.’ –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘It’s a pity that Collier isn’t better known, as he was the creator of many an eerie tale.’ –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EnglishBookHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52752606757227,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/7971\/6459\/files\/MonkeyWife_PB_RGB-320x491.jpg?v=1768233399","url":"https:\/\/www.thereadingtime.com\/products\/his-monkey-wife-1","provider":"THE READING TIME","version":"1.0","type":"link"}