{"product_id":"babycakes-9780060924836","title":"Babycakes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Maupin's San Francisco saga careens beautifully on.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe fourth novel in the beloved \u003cem\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e series, Armistead Maupin's best-selling San Francisco saga.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an ordinary househusband and his ambitious wife decide to start a family, they discover there's more to making a baby than meets the eye. Help arrives in the form of a grieving gay neighbor, a visiting monarch, and the dashing young lieutenant who defects from her yacht. Bittersweet and profoundly affecting, \u003cem\u003eBabycakes\u003c\/em\u003e was the first piece of fiction to acknowledge the arrival of AIDS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaupin, Armistead:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eArmistead Maupin is the author of the nine-volume Tales of the City series, which includes \u003cem\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMore Tales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFurther Tales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBabycakes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSignificant Others\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSure of You\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMichael Tolliver Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMary Ann in Autumn\u003c\/em\u003e, and now \u003cem\u003eThe Days of Anna Madrigal\u003c\/em\u003e. Maupin's other novels include \u003cem\u003eMaybe the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Night Listener\u003c\/em\u003e. Maupin was the 2012 recipient of the Lambda Literary Foundation's Pioneer Award. He lives in San Francisco with his husband, the photographer Christopher Turner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648769462546,"sku":"9780060924836","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_15237f69-a1ce-4429-8950-8db6b22e2462.jpg?v=1733248499","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/babycakes-9780060924836","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}