{"product_id":"28-barbary-lane-tales-of-the-city-books-1-3","title":"28 Barbary Lane: Tales of the City Books 1-3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArmistead Maupin's uproarious and moving Tales of the City novels--the first three of which are collected in this omnibus volume--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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"These novels are as difficult to put down as a dish of pistachios. The reader starts playing the old childhood game of 'Just one more chapter and I'll turn out the lights, ' only to look up and discover it's after midnight.\"--\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally serialized in the \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/em\u003eArmistead Maupin's\u003cem\u003e Tales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), \u003cem\u003eMore Tales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e (1980), and \u003cem\u003eFurther Tales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e (1982) afforded a mainstream audience of millions its first exposure to straight and gay characters experiencing on equal terms the follies of urban life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the cast of this groundbreaking 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\r","brand":"Armistead Maupin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44443522597100,"sku":"9780062499011","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780062499011.jpg?v=1719515812","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/28-barbary-lane-tales-of-the-city-books-1-3","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}