Tickets are $10
July 31 update: Online sales have now closed. A limited number of physical tickets are available at the Main Library lending desk and at Longfellow Books for purchase. Only 100 tickets will be sold at the event when the doors open at First Parish Church at 6:30 pm. If you have will-call tickets, please check in at the door at First Parish Church at 6:30 pm.
Portland Public Library and Longfellow Books present a book talk and signing by Louise Penny on Thursday, July 31st at 7:00pm at First Parish in Portland. Penny will speak about her newest in the Gamache series, How the Light Gets In. Ticket holders will receive 20% off one Louise Penny book at the event. Tickets are available online at Brown Paper Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/735793 or at Longfellow Books and the Main Library in Monument Square.
About the book
Christmas is approaching, and in Québec it’s a time of dazzling snowfalls, bright lights, and gatherings with friends in front of blazing hearths. But shadows are falling on the usually festive season for Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. Most of his best agents have left the Homicide Department, his old friend and lieutenant Jean-Guy Beauvoir hasn’t spoken to him in months, and hostile forces are lining up against him. When Gamache receives a message from Myrna Landers that a longtime friend has failed to arrive for Christmas in the village of Three Pines, he welcomes the chance to get away from the city. Mystified by Myrna’s reluctance to reveal her friend’s name, Gamache soon discovers the missing woman was once one of the most famous people not just in North America, but in the world, and now goes unrecognized by virtually everyone except the mad, brilliant poet Ruth Zardo.
As events come to a head, Gamache is drawn ever deeper into the world of Three Pines. Increasingly, he is not only investigating the disappearance of Myrna’s friend but also seeking a safe place for himself and his still-loyal colleagues. Is there peace to be found even in Three Pines, and at what cost to Gamache and the people he holds dear?
About the Author
Louise Penny is a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the Canadian province of Quebec centered on the work of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Penny’s first career was as a radio broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. After she turned to writing, she won numerous awards for her work, including the Agatha Award for best mystery novel of the year for four consecutive years and the Anthony Award for two novels. Her novels have been published in 23 languages.
