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Louise Penny is a Canadian author renowned for her mystery novel series, set in the backdrop of Quebec, Canada. Her works are known for their intricate plotlines and nuanced psychological portrayals.

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“Three Pines wasn’t on any tourist map, being too far off any main or even secondary road. Like Narnia, it was generally found unexpectedly and with a degree of surprise that such an elderly village should have been hiding in this valley all along. Anyone fortunate enough to find it once usually found their way back.”

Home Fantasy

Book:Still Life

Source: Still Life

“She took the long way home,” said Ruth. “Some do, you know. They seem lost. Sometimes they might even head off in the wrong direction. Lots of people give up, say they’re gone forever, but I don’t believe that. Some make it home, eventually.”

Home

Book:How the Light Gets In

Source: How the Light Gets In

“Homes, Gamache knew, were a self portrait. A person's choice of color, furnishing, pictures, every touch revealed the individual. God, or the devil, was in the details. And so was the human. Was it dirty, messy, obsessively clean? Were the decorations chosen to impress, or were they a hodgepodge of personal history? Was the space cluttered or clear? He felt a thrill every time he entered a home during an investigation.”

Home Personality

Book:Still Life

Source: Still Life

“Photos sat on the piano and shelves bulged with books, testament to a life well lived.”

Life Home

Book:Still Life

Source: Still Life

“They were home. He always felt a bit like a snail, but instead of carrying his home on his back, he carried it in his arms.”

Love Home

Book:A Rule Against Murder

Source: A Rule Against Murder

“But there was no hiding from Conscience. Not in new homes and new cars. In travel. In meditation or frantic activity. In children, in good works. On tiptoes or bended knee. In a big career. Or a small cabin. It would find you. The past always did. Which was why... it was vital to be aware of actions in the present. Because the present became the past, and the past grew. And got up, and followed you. And found you... Who wouldn't be afraid of this?”

Source: The Brutal Telling: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

About the Author

Born: July 1, 1958
Known for: Author
Quotes: 153

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