{"product_id":"9781804994252","title":"Tales Of The City","description":"Author: Maupin, Armistead \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781804994252 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2024 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 22mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescripition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first volume in Armistead Maupin's widely acclaimed and much-loved \u003ci\u003eTales of the City \u003c\/i\u003eseries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first novel in the beloved\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eseries, Armistead Maupin's best-selling San Francisco saga, is an uproariously moving novel and an indelible portrait of cultural change from the seventies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed as one of the BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Novels,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick and Britain's favourite gay\/lesbian novel from \u003ci\u003eThe Big Gay Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally serialised in the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003ein the 1970s\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eArmistead Maupin's\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/i\u003e afforded a mainstream audience of millions its first exposure to straight and gay characters experiencing on equal terms the follies of urban life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the cast of this ground-breaking 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45540441096350,"sku":"UBD-9781804994252","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781804994252.jpg?v=1749176596","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781804994252","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}