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Season 6, Episode 7 

By the end of "The Dirty Thirties", Saint John, New Brunswick was reeling from The Great Depression, and the world was inching closer to another war. But a fascinating group of painters, writers, and artisans who\'d traveled and studied abroad found inspiration in this unlikely time and place to create great art.

Mark Blagrave sets his latest novel, "Lay Figures", in those anxious days, when the sparks of creation, argument, and romantic intrigue lit the artists\' studios.

Mark spoke with Costas Halavrezos about the characters and his lifelong love affair with Saint John.