How does Clara’s quote from one of her favorite movies, “Sometimes the magic works,” play out in the story?ġ3. In Chapter Six, Myrna observes about jealousy: “It’s like drinking acid, and expecting the other person to die.” How does jealousy play out in the lives of various characters here? What effects have you seen it have in real life?ġ2. How does that apply to other characters or events in the story?ġ1. Peter’s paintings look completely different from different perspectives. What are the darkest and the lightest points in this novel? What are some humorous moments, and how did you respond to them?ġ0. Louise has sometimes talked about the importance of chiaroscuro - the play of light and shadow - in her work. How do we see that unfold in the lives not only of Clara and Peter, but also of Norman and Massey? For example, what do you make of the Salon des Refusés? What do you think it meant to the artists themselves?ĩ.
There is so much about art and the creative process in this book. How do we see that unfold in the lives not only of Clara and Peter, but also of Norman and Massey? For example, what do you make of the Salon des Refusés? What do you think it meant to the artists themselves?Ĩ. What is the impact of this kind of loss on Clara and Gamache? Have you ever experienced anything similar in your own life?ħ. Both Peter and Gamache’s father, in a sense, disappear. But found, Reine Marie thought, her heart.”Ħ. What do you think of Ruth’s role in this story? For example, consider the scene in Massey’s studio, where she “seemed to have lost her mind. On the first page of the book, we hear about Armand Gamache’s repeated gesture, “so tiny, so insignificant.” What is the true significance of this and other seemingly inconsequential actions in this story?ĥ. What does it mean to you to be a “brave man in a brave country”? How does courage-or cowardice-feature in this novel?Ĥ. Did you? How did your view of him change in the course of the book?ģ. “I thought he’d come home,” Clara says of Peter. How did you feel about the decisions they both make at this point?Ģ. Clara first approaches Gamache with great ambivalence: wanting (though fearing) to know what happened to Peter, while reluctant to disturb Gamache’s newfound peace. The Long Way Home Reading Group Discussion Guideġ.
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