The Adaption Comes Full Circle: The True Story of Philomena’s Lost Child
By Jessica Monk Ultimately the tragedy of the movie and its redemption turn out to be one and the same: that Philomena and her son…
Author: Jessica Monk
The Clever One That Got Away: The Story of Jane Austen’s Niece, Marianne
by Jessica Monk if I were as young as you are I would write my thanks & congrats on a larger sheet of paper, but…
Jane Austen’s Nieces in Ireland: A Tale of Two Sisters
By Jessica Monk We cannot but be most thankful that such a shocking thing was averted, and that the only person she has ever loved…
Safe, Solo, and Female: How to Book a Room of One’s Own and Have the Best Trip of Your Life
by Jessica Monk It’s a cliché but traveling alone really does help you rediscover the self that’s buried under the layers of dust. It’s the…
Southern Comfort: A Poet’s Biography of Antarctic Cuisine
By Jessica Monk Here the geography is so singular that our presence is inseparable from our desire to see: here we are the only figure…
A Tour Less Ordinary: The Hidden Poetry of Italy’s Literary Landmarks
By Jessica Monk “Literature is a way to experiment with the world. You can have a story that is rich and detailed and that accurately…