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Dear Monica Lewinsky
Langbein, Julia (Art historian)2026
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Forty-year-old Jean Dornan cannot escape the summer of 1998, when, as a college student studying abroad in France, she embarked on an inappropriate relationship with her professor. Now, decades later, when that professor contacts her out of the blue with an invitation to his retirement ceremony, Jean's long-standing malaise becomes an emotional crisis. Desperate to understand why this relationship derailed her life so completely, she begins rereading her old diaries and is shocked to realize that her own disastrous affair occurred during the summer of the Lewinsky scandal, yet she never saw the parallels. In a frenzy of guilt and regret, Jean finds herself praying to Monica Lewinsky for forgiveness as if she were a secular saint, a figure of both suffering and sympathy. To Jean's shock, Saint Monica appears - powerful, radiant, wise, and witty - and guides Jean like the Ghost of Christmas Past back to the summer of 1998.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Library (Tameside) | Adult Fiction | Adult paperback | Available |
| Eccles Library (Salford Libraries) | Adult Fiction | Paperback | Available |
| Oldham Library (Oldham Libraries) | Books - Adult Fiction | General Fiction / paperback | Available |
Main title:
Dear Monica Lewinsky / Julia Langbein.
Author:
Langbein, Julia (Art historian), author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2026.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781805467274 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4361693