The Monkey Wife

The Monkey Wife: Four Bizarre Tales of the Rainforest

Following on from Peter Halder's first collection in The Aligator and the Sun, these four incredible tales add more color to and further illuminate the tapestry of ancient rainforest myths, from Guyana on South America's Caribbean coast.

The feature tale, The Monkey Wife, portrays an episode of life in the rainforest and human frailty. It is seminal, heart rending and poignant. Kere Kere and The Bush Spirits recounts the escapades of a young hunter with Bush Spirits when trying to find his way home. The Overbearing Father-In-Law tells the story of a childless old man who creates a daughter and makes impossible demands, after she gets married, on his son-in-law.