What if the places we inhabit remembered more than we do?
Louise Pelletier’s novels unfold in the fertile territory between the visible and the unseen, where forgotten histories, chance encounters, and hidden patterns quietly shape human lives. Through characters searching for connection and understanding, her fiction explores the ways memory, imagination, and place influence who we become.
Rich in atmosphere and grounded in a deep sense of curiosity, her stories invite readers into worlds where the ordinary is never quite as ordinary as it seems.
The Bassoonist of Notre-Dame
Forthcoming Spring 2027 from Apprentice House Press
Set in a world where technology can turn against us, where the best intentions are all too often hijacked by the forces of capitalism and state surveillance, and where even a cherished historical monument can be easily obliterated by fire, this novel follows the intersecting lives of two endearing yet totally opposite female characters.
Downfall, The Architecture of Excess, a novel
In this tale about human ambition, Louise Pelletier takes a caustic look at the building industry and the primeval human quest to leave our mark on the world.
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