{"product_id":"goodbye-barbary-lane-tales-of-the-city-books-7-9-9780062563774","title":"Goodbye Barbary Lane: Tales of the City Books 7-9","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"These final days of his San Francisco friends and lovers, gay and straight, are seriously moving. . . . Maupin deftly illustrates how far America and the pioneering Anna have come, and nearly forty years into the series, his writing remains wildly addictive but is deeper and richer.\"--\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Armistead Maupin's bestselling Tales of the City novels--books 7, 8 and 9 collected in this third 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\u003eMaupin's bestselling epic series spans the decade before the AIDS crisis through the era of marriage equality, and follows an unforgettable cast of characters whose diverse sexual identities helped set the social stage for the ongoing sexual revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoodbye Barbary Lane\u003c\/em\u003e--comprised of \u003cem\u003eMichael Tolliver Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMary Ann in Autumn\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Days of Anna Madrigal\u003c\/em\u003e--joins two companion omnibus volumes, \u003cem\u003e28 Barbary Lane\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBack to Barbary Lane, \u003c\/em\u003eand is a must-have for fans of Maupin and the beloved series.\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":50626508226834,"sku":"9780062563774","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e023a19-b530-4e37-ab14-d9843b9aa681.jpg?v=1732660630","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/goodbye-barbary-lane-tales-of-the-city-books-7-9-9780062563774","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}