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The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
Genre: Mystery Thriller, Adult Fiction, Detective, Crime, Thriller
Length: 373 pages
First Published Year: 2014
Series: Three Pines series
Literary Awards: Anthony Award Nominee for Best Novel (2015)
ISBN: 9781250022066
Language: English
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Publisher’s Description Summary
Armand Gamache, once a top detective in Québec, now enjoys a quiet retirement in the quaint village of Three Pines.
He spends peaceful mornings with a book, finding solace in its words. His neighbor, Clara Morrow, shares her troubles with him: her husband Peter, an artist, hasn’t returned as promised on their separation’s first anniversary.
Despite his reluctance to leave his tranquil haven, Gamache is drawn into Clara’s problem.
Teaming up with Jean-Guy Beauvoir, his former colleague, and Myrna Landers, they delve into the complexities of Peter’s life.
Peter, driven by a desire to regain his lost artistic fame, might have gone to extreme lengths, even risking his soul.
Their search takes them far from Three Pines, to the bleak edges of the St. Lawrence River, a place once ominously called “the land God gave to Cain.”
There, they uncover the profound impact of one’s inner demons and the lengths to which a person might go to escape them or reclaim lost glory.
Quotes from The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
- Thinking is an action.
- Fear lives in the head. And courage lives in the heart. The job is to get from one to the other.
- I’ll pray that you grow up a brave man in a brave country. I will pray you find a way to be useful.
- Turmoil shook loose all sorts of unpleasant truths. But it took peace to examine them.
- Most people want to be led. But suppose they choose the wrong leader? They end up with the Donner party.
- Not everyone’s an explorer, and not every explorer makes it back alive. That’s why it takes so much courage.
About Louise Penny
Louise Penny is a famous writer who has created the popular Chief Inspector Armand Gamache book series. It has topped the bestseller lists in the New York Times and Globe and Mail.
Her work has got her many accolades like the CWA Dagger and many Agatha Awards and she was even in the running for the Edgar Award.
In 2017 her impact on Canadian culture was recognized with the Order of Canada.
She lives in a quaint village near Montréal.
You can also visit the author’s website for more information.
