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Author and physicist Alan Lightman talks to Chatelaine about his newest novel, Mr g, his thoughts on the universe, our desire for knowledge and inability to answer many of the questions we have about ourselves and our world, and his own creative works.

In this, the second and last part of Mr g by Alan Lightman (page 112 to end), Alex, Lora and I ponder such things as good vs. evil, faith, the meaning of life — and the allure of sparkly dresses.

In our first chat about Alan Lightman's imaginative Mr g, Alex, Lora and I talk about this retelling of the story of creation — the clever characterizations, how Mr. g's actions have unexpected consequences for himself and others, and how science fits into the storyline.

This week, Lora, Alex and I muse about how sad we are to leave the circus behind as we chat about the last part of this captivating debut novel by Erin Morgenstern (page 297 to the end).

This week we chat about getting caught up in all the detail of Part 2 of Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus (pages 132-296) — not to mention the escalating love story and unexpected danger simmering beneath the surface of this circus of dreams.