Based on Louise Penny’s #1 New York Times bestselling novels, “Three Pines” from Amazon Prime Video and Left Bank Pictures stars Alfred Molina as Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec, a man who sees things that others do not: the light between the cracks, the mythic in the mundane, and the evil in the seemingly ordinary.
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During the early months of the pandemic, children all over the world drew rainbows to place in their windows as a sign of hope.
Did you notice these in your neighborhood?
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The first time Gamache leaves his beloved Canada in the series is in All the Devils Are Here, when he and Reine-Marie visit their children in Paris.
What did you think of the Parisian setting? Have you ever been to the City of Lights?
Social media plays a large part in A Better Man, and, as we all know, there’s a strong community around Louise and her books on Facebook.
In Louise’s novels, Myrna, a former psychologist from Montreal, finds her way to Three Pines and starts a new life as a bookseller.
If you could reinvent yourself, what would your ideal career be?
In Three Pines, many villagers visit the church, with its stained-glass window, as a place of reflection.
Do you have a special place where you like to be alone with your thoughts? What about your favorite place to read?
Like other mythical places in literature (Shangri La, Xanadu, Narnia, etc.), Three Pines doesn’t appear on any map. However, many of the locations in Louise’s novels are inspired by real places in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
Have you ever visited the Eastern Townships? If so, what locations did you see?
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From works by Thoreau to Bill Bryson to Louise Penny, the woods have acted as a character in its own right.
Tying into our question from The Long Way Home (i.e. bodies of water), which holds more inspiration for you: the woods or the water?
Like the St. Lawrence River in The Long Way Home, water is a powerful metaphor throughout literature.
What bodies of water — lakes, rivers, oceans — speak to you?
As we think about the holiday season in How the Light Gets In, we think about some of our favorite holiday gifts: books!
Do you give books as gifts? What are some of your favorite books you’ve received as presents?
Located in the Equitable Building in Manhattan, Minotaur Books publishes bestselling and award-winning crime fiction ranging from thrillers and suspense to traditional mysteries. Minotaur has published Louise Penny since 2007.
