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annevoi 's review for:
The Long Way Home
by Louise Penny
The "mystery" itself dragged on a bit, but I was glad to learn more about Canadian art through Penny's tutelage. In any earlier book she introduced Emily Carr, whom I'd never heard of, and who has since become a favorite of mine. In The Long Way Home I learned about Clarence Gagnon and Tom Thomson, whose work is beautiful and evocative, full of grace as one character puts it. I also enjoyed learning about the Garden of Cosmic Speculation, and if I can remember (which I will probably not), one day I'd love to find myself near Dumfries, Scotland, in early May so I can visit on its one open day of the year. As for the PLOT, well, it ended with something of a whimper, I must say. But I'm still glad I read the book. There's more to life than plot.