Year of the Monkey : The New York Times bestseller Hardback

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids 'Magical' GUARDIAN 'A gripping tale of the search for meaning in times of turbulence - expressed with Smith's signature poetic flair' VOGUE 'Extraordinary ... A tense teasing mix of reality and dream' Sunday Times 'A melancholy mood and poetic language distinguish Smith's third memoir' BBC 'Her willingness to look closely at life's closing chapters makes for a magical book' WASHINGTON POST 'The 10 books to read in September' Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz about to embark on a year of solitar