The calamity-prone residents of 28 Barbary Lane are at it again in this deliciously dark novel of romance and betrayal. While Anna Madrigal imprisons an anchorwoman in her basement, Michael Tolliver looks for love at the National Gay Rodeo, DeDe Halcyon Day and Mary Ann Singleton track a charismatic psychopath across Alaska, and society columnist Prue Giroux loses her heart to a derelict living in San Francisco park.
About the Author
Armistead Maupin was born in Washington, D.C., in 1944 but grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he served as a naval officer in the Mediterranean and with the River Patrol Force in Vietnam.Maupin worked as a reporter for a newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina, before being assigned to the San Francisco bureau of the Associated Press in 1971. In 1976 he launched his groundbreakingTales of the Cityserial in theSan Francisco Chronicle.Maupin is the author of nine novels, including the six-volumeTales of the Cityseries,Maybe the Moon,The Night Listenerand, most recently,Michael Tolliver Lives. Three miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney were made from the first threeTalesnovels.The Night Listenerbecame a feature film starring Robin Williams and Toni Collette.He is currently writing a musical version ofTales of the Citywith Jason Sellards (aka Jake Shears) and John Garden (aka JJ) of the disco and glam rock-inspired pop group Scissor Sisters.Taleswill be directed by Jason Moore (Avenue QandShrek).Maupin lives in San Francisco with his husband, Christopher Turner.
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