{"product_id":"back-to-barbary-lane-9780062561299","title":"Back to Barbary Lane: Tales of the City Books 4-6","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Armistead Maupin's bestselling \u003cem\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e novels--the fourth, fifth and sixth of which are collected in this second omnibus volume--stand as an incomparable blend of great storytelling and incisive social commentary on American culture from the seventies through the first two decades of the new millennium.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Tearing through [the tales] one after the other, as I did, allows instant gratification; it also lets you appreciate how masterfully they're constructed. No matter what Maupin writes next, he can look back on the rare achievement of having built a little world and made it run.\"-- Walter Kendrick, \u003cem\u003eVillage Voice Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmistead Maupin's uproarious and moving \u003cem\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e novels 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. The nine classic comedies, some of which originally appeared as serials in San Francisco newspapers, won Maupin critical acclaim around the world and enthralled legions of devoted fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBack to Barbary Lane\u003c\/em\u003e comprises the second omnibus of the series--\u003cem\u003eBabycakes\u003c\/em\u003e (1984), \u003cem\u003eSignificant Others\u003c\/em\u003e (1987), and \u003cem\u003eSure of You\u003c\/em\u003e (1989)--continuing the saga of the tenants, past and present, of Mrs. Madrigal's beloved apartment house on Russian Hill. While the first trilogy celebrated the carefree excesses of the seventies, this volume tracks its hapless, all-too-human cast across the eighties--a decade troubled by plague, deceit, and overweening ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike its companion volumes, \u003cem\u003e28 Barbary Lane\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGoodbye, Barbary Lane, Back to Barbary Lane\u003c\/em\u003e is distinguished by what \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e of London has called \"some of the sharpest and most speakable dialogue you are ever likely to read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \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":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643221905682,"sku":"9780062561299","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e242b83b-b58c-4ef9-a42a-8ec9c2ff7661.jpg?v=1733080719","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/back-to-barbary-lane-9780062561299","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}