{"product_id":"28-barbary-lane-tales-of-the-city-books-1-3","title":"28 Barbary Lane: \"Tales of the City\" Books 1-3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArmistead Maupin's uproarious and moving Tales of the City novels—the first three of which are collected in this omnibus volume—have earned a unique niche in American literature and are considered indelible documents of cultural change from the seventies through the first two decades of the new millennium.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“These novels are as difficult to put down as a dish of pistachios. The reader starts playing the old childhood game of 'Just one more chapter and I'll turn out the lights,' only to look up and discover it's after midnight.”—\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally serialized in the \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/em\u003eArmistead Maupin’s\u003cem\u003e Tales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), \u003cem\u003eMore Tales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e (1980), and \u003cem\u003eFurther Tales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e (1982) afforded a mainstream audience of millions its first exposure to straight and gay characters experiencing on equal terms the follies of urban life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the cast of this groundbreaking saga are the lovelorn residents of 28 Barbary Lane: the bewildered but aspiring Mary Ann Singleton, the libidinous Brian Hawkins; Mona Ramsey, still in a sixties trance, Michael \"Mouse\" Tolliver, forever in bright-eyed pursuit of Mr. Right; and their marijuana-growing landlady, the indefatigable Mrs. Madrigal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHurdling barriers both social and sexual, Maupin leads them through heartbreak and triumph, through nail-biting terrors and gleeful coincidences. The result is a glittering and addictive comedy of manners that continues to beguile new generations of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Armistead Maupin","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":55253057634595,"sku":"9780062499011","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/28-barbary-lane-tales-of-the-city-books-1-3","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}