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Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny

Kingdom of the Blind

Kingdom of the Blind

Published: 2018

Kingdom of the Blind is Book #14 of the Chief Inspector Gamache series

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  • Detecting The Wisdom of Gamache
    10/09/2024

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  • The spirit of the Three Pines community
    11/09/2024

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  • The humour of Louise Penny
    12/09/2024

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  • An insight into human nature
    13/09/2024

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  • A historical detail of interest
    14/09/2024

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  • An enticing food moment
    15/09/2024

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  • Discussion of The Wisdom of Gamache phrase chosen by Louise Penny
    17/09/2024

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  • What are the roles of the various women in KINGDOM OF THE BLIND? In what ways do they meet or defy conventional expectations?
    12/02/2024

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  • What aspects of human nature do we see throughout the novel?
    13/02/2024

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  • What would YOU like to discuss about the Kingdom of the Blind?
    14/02/2024

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  • Why do you think Louise describes the Montréal underworld and Three Pines in such similar ways?
    13/02/2024

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  • What do you make of Gamache’s story about the longhouse, where nothing can ever be expelled or hidden away?
    14/02/2024

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  • Can you understand Billy? What do you make of what he says and does? How do you feel about what might be happening between him and Myrna, and what the future might hold for them?
    16/02/2024

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  • Why does Amelia Choquet call herself “the one-eyed man”? What do you think of this “stoned former prostitute junkie who’s dealing opioids in the Academy” at various points in the story?
    17/02/2024

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  • At the end of the novel, Myrna looks “up into the night sky. At all the dots of light shining down on her.” How does this connect to “Ruth and a dot of light” in Clara’s most famous painting, and what does that dot mean to you?
    17/02/2024

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