In My Good Books
Tuesday August 4th, 2020 with Pat Moore
Reading to you... A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny, award winning author of the series of Who Done It books featuring Armand Gamache.

Last episode, at Ruth’s book signing, Clara noticed that Mother Bea, also from Three Pines was looking at a copy of CC’s book. Mother Bea seemed to be feeling some sort of extreme emotion that Clara could not identify. When Clara saw the book she understood why Mother Bea was so angry. The title was the same as the name of her meditation studio. The group from Three Pines made fun of the book as Gabri read from it. Clara noticed Mother Bea open and then shut her mouth when Li Bien was mentioned. Alone in the hotel room, CC remembered a dying Christmas tree with only one ornament on it. Her mother, hysterical, had thrown the ornament at her and CC had caught it. This was life for the young CC. Now, heading to the bookstore, CC saw Clara as they were headed opposite directions on the escalator. CC decided to pretend the stranger next to her was the well known publisher Denis Fortin, and spoke loud enough for Clara to overhear, saying he thought Clara’s art is amateur and banal. This stung. On her way out, Clara saw for a second time, the homeless person, offered her some food and drink, …