But can this elevation only happen with stories of kindness? Must the rest of the news abandon us to despair?The world is asking us to consider that question deeply.

She defined kindness and heroism as “moral beauty,” which “triggers ‘elevation’ – a positive and uplifting feeling” that “acts as an emotional reset button, replacing feelings of cynicism with hope, love and optimism.”The study suggested this happens when one watches a news story about kindness after watching ones about bombings, cruelty, and violence. They support “the belief that the world and people in it are good.” And they provide “relief to the pain we experience when we see others suffering.”It was her fourth point that stuck with me. The book concludes with Gamache and his wife celebrating the second wedding of their daughter, Annie Gamache, to Jean-Guy Beauvoir.A week ago, a British researcher published an article titled “Stories of kindness may counteract the negative effects of looking at bad news.” As you might imagine, I was intrigued.Kathryn Buchanan of the University of Essex shared four main takeaways from her research: Stories of kindness remind us of our shared values. Along with saving lives and avoiding a tragedy in his Canadian providence, other subplots evolve as Gamache solves the mystery of the murder of the last of the Ouellet Quints and uncovers the secret the girls had been hiding for years. During the search, he accidentally stumbles upon a plot to destroy the peace of Quebec. The main plot centers around Gamache as he searches for the person who leaked a video of a deadly raid.

The author has interwoven three story threads. This makes for an interesting twist later in the book.

Jean-Guy is working under Chief Superintendent Francoeur, Gamache's number one rival. However, at the beginning of this story, a rift now separates them. Gamache and Beauvoir have worked closely together for almost 15 years. The main characters in the series are Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his sidekick, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny is the ninth book in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series.