We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode.

As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes. 

Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode.

1:56 - Putting the Book Into Context

Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

Published Sept. 28, 2010 by Minotaur Books

4.36 rating on Goodreads

Seasonal setting - Winter

Book Awards: Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2011, The Agatha Award, The New Blood Dagger Award, The Arthur Ellis Award, The Barry Award, and the Dilys Award

Critic Reviews

Meredith’s and Roxanna’s encounters with the book

7:20 - The Setup

16:22 - A Deeper Exploration

Setup and first paragraph

The pacing of the novel

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

Quebec vs American History

Anglophone vs. Francophone history and culture

Themes: “bury your dead”, “with time”

P.345 - Not everything buried is actually dead.

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

One bit of lightness in the entire novel

Location, Location, Location

Relationship between Beauvoir and Ruth Zardo

Who leaked the video?

Enneagram Corner

The Ending

1:14:36 - Superlatives

Favorite Scene

Character MVP

Biggest loser

Best food description

Favorite Quote

No spoilers this episode! 

The next book will be A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

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