{"product_id":"the-days-of-anna-madrigal-9780062196279","title":"The Days of Anna Madrigal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Wonderful. . . . As compulsively readable and endearing as all the previous novels have been.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuspenseful, comic, and profoundly moving, \u003cem\u003eThe Days of Anna Madrigal, \u003c\/em\u003ethe ninth installment in Armistead Maupin's bestselling\u003cem\u003e \"Tales of the City\" series, \u003c\/em\u003efollows one of modern literature's most beloved and indelible characters--Anna Madrigal, the transgender landlady of 28 Barbary Lane--as she embarks on a road trip that will take her deep into her complicated past\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow ninety-two, and committed to the notion of \"leaving like a lady,\" Mrs. Madrigal has seemingly found peace with her \"logical family\" in San Francisco: her devoted young caretaker Jake Greenleaf; her former tenant Brian Hawkins and his daughter Shawna; and Michael Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton, who have known and loved Anna for nearly four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome members of Anna's family are bound for the otherworldly landscape of Burning Man, the art community in Nevada's Black Rock Desert where 60,000 revelers gather to construct a city designed to last only one week. Anna herself has another destination in mind: a lonely stretch of road outside of Winnemucca where the 16-year-old boy she once was ran away from the whorehouse he called home. With Brian and his beat-up RV, she journeys into the dusty troubled heart of her Depression childhood to unearth a lifetime of secrets and dreams and attend to unfinished business she has long avoided.\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":50523406106898,"sku":"9780062196279","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a26139c7-c6bd-4558-b4b1-37b04d988395.jpg?v=1731146879","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-days-of-anna-madrigal-9780062196279","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}