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Louise Penny

The Beautiful Mystery

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

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This Encyclopedia Britannica article delves into the history of Québec.

This Encyclopedia Britannica article details the Quiet Revolution, which saw social and political change in 1960s Québec, including the Catholic Church’s declining influence over the province.

  • A Short History of the Middle Ages by Barbara H. Rosenwein (2018)

Historian Barbara Rosenwein provides a integrative account of medieval history that considers European, Byzantine, and Islamic cultures.

Louise Penny, author of The Beautiful Mystery, discusses how the work of English novelist P.D. James influenced her own writing.

This article examines the mark that authors Ruth Rendell and P.D. James left on the mystery and crime genres.

This comprehensive survey of P.D. James’s oeuvre is supplemented by an overview of her life and influence on literature.

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