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Dec 16, 2017m0mmyl00 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book. It’s my third Louise Penny book, and by far my favorite. Most probably the reason for my opinion is my long-time fascination with Gregorian chants. I was never fascinated enough to study them at all; in fact I didn’t know there was anything to study. But listening to them transported me to another state of consciousness. They sounded so ancient to me, and so intimate in some way. Like a whispered secret, or words spoken in code. Penny did a masterful job of researching their history and meaning, as well as their place in worship. Her story (a murder mystery, of course) was set in a secluded monastery in which the chants were central to the monks’ worship and faith. To them, they were a communication with God. Reading another reader’s review of Beautiful Mystery in which she states it provides background information to How the Light Gets In, I can see I’ll have to read that before I call a hiatus to my Louise Penny phase.