Pearl poesie Monk -- or his pseudonymous

Monk -- or his pseudonymous alter ego

unforgettable

patrons have been reunited with old flames

Speaking as his present self to his former self in the depths of depression

The walls of my room were lined with cat photos

Pearl poesie Monk -- or his pseudonymousA haunting debut novel inspired by the medieval poem of the same name Marianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a small village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mothers love; the smell of fresh herbs, the games they played, and the songs and stories of her childhood. As time passes, Marianne struggles to adjust, fixated on her