This series is a real wonder, like some parallel universe you can peek into from time to time. I remember reading the first set back in the 90s and everything seemed wrapped up neatly but still I wondered. I wondered in particular about Lexi. What ever happened to her?
Maupin wrote a couple of to the books I enjoyed, Maybe the Moon and The Night Listener each shared a character or a reference with the Tales of the City series, but it was not the same magic. When I heard Michael Toliver Lives had been published I could hardly believe it, would it be as good? Yes it was, in spite of the world changing here, and there, it was like a grand reunion. Anna, still struggling along, Mona lost to cancer, there was no fourth destination......
And now, Maupin continues this brilliant tale, and treats us all unto this unexpected treat, of looking into that serendipitous world again, where something like a cosmic hand moves things along. The fullness of time comes at last, and the many questions answered.
But I can't figure out why Lexi mentioned a Maurice? She said something like he was like a dog going crazy before an earthquake. Perhaps it is the authors veiled reference to himself? He parodied his original collum in the first book, could be.......
