This week will see not only the release of Louise Penny’s 18th Gamache novel, A World of Curiosities but also the launch of a new television series based on her characters. The series is called ‘Three Pines’ and begins with two episodes on Friday, December 2nd on Prime Video. There are eight episodes in total and the finale will be on Friday, December 23, 2022. This is not the first attempt to bring Gamache to the small screen and previous attempts have not been successful so hopefully this attempt will fare better. Much of the previous criticism has revolved around casting, particularly of the main character. However, it is worth remembering that the first series of Ann Cleeves’ Shetland series faced a similar problem as actor Douglas Henshall, tall and fair haired, bore no physical resemblance to the swarthy, dark haired, dark eyed Jimmy Perez described in the novels. Cleeves herself, addressed this issue saying that while there was no physical resemblance, she felt that Henshaw’s performance projected her perception of Jimmy Perez’s character. So we will see how this new incarnation of Three Pines and its inhabitants fares.

A World of Curiosities is in stock in Hardcover at $39.99.