Mary Ann in Autumn: A Tales of the City Novel: 8 - Softcover

Maupin, Armistead

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061470899 ISBN 13: 9780061470899

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2011

Synopsis

Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, Tales of the City

The eighth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin's best-selling San Francisco saga.

Following the success of his New York Times bestseller Michael Tolliver Lives, Armistead Maupin's Mary Ann in Autumn is a touching portrait of friendship, family, and fresh starts, as the City by the Bay welcomes back Mary Ann Singleton, the beloved Tales of the City heroine who started it all. A new chapter begins in the lives of both Mary Ann and Michael "Mouse" Tolliver when she returns to San Francisco to rejoin her oldest friend after years in New York City... the reunion that fans of Maupin's beloved Tales of the City series have been awaiting for years.

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Review:

"No other work of fiction featuring major gay characters has been. . .so influential, as the Tales of the City books."--The SunBreak.com

"Sure-to-please...Maupin's edgy wit energizes the layered story lines. His keen eye for irony and human foible is balanced by an innate compassion in this examination of the life of a woman of a certain age."--Publishers Weekly

"[A] resilient and enjoyable series. . ."--Seattle Times

"Even more satisfying than Michael Tolliver Lives, [Mary Ann in Autumn] is a juicy, twisty tale that's of the moment (Facebook plays an essential role) as it takes us back to the heady days of our beloved San Francisco fantasyland."--Modern Tonic

"This novel shows the beloved characters of Barbary Lane approaching middle age and beyond with grace and thoughtfulness. . . . The charm of the Tales has not waned. . . . A must for fans, but new readers will find it an accessible entry point."--Library Journal

"Mary Ann slips right back into the warm, bantering world of [Armistead Maupin's] earlier books. All his kale-eating, sustainable-gardening, Snuggie-joke-making characters are familiar, even if this is your first go-around with them."--New York Times

"You don't review a new installment of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City series--you rejoice in it...[These] are not fictional characters but dear friends and soul mates, as permanently a part of this town's heart as cable cars, the Folsom Street Fair, and Maupin himself..."--San Francisco magazine

"A must read for fans of the [Tales of the City] books and Armistead Maupin."--The Seattle Gay News

"Tenderhearted and frolicsome...A tale of long-lost friends and unrealized dreams, of fear and regret, of penance and redemption--and of the unshakable sense that this world we love, this life we live, this drama in which we all play a part, does indeed go by much too fast."--New York Times Book Review

"The graying of the Tales of the City cast won't sadden readers. This affectionate novel, with its carefully unfolding story line (and perfect ending), will work its warmth and charm."--Booklist

Book Description:

The brilliant new episode in the magical Tales of the City series

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0061470899
• ISBN 13: 9780061470899
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336