28 Barbary Lane: A "Tales of the City" Omnibus
by Armistead Maupin

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Book Review: When can I move in?
Summary: 5 Stars

The stories seem to flow together, pushing you to read the next chapter to find out what happens, and then the next chapter and the next and so on and so on...it's amazing that you CAN'T seem to put the book down, and it's a BIG book.

I'm a product of the Seventies, ie. I was a teenager in the 70's, and I loved all the 70's cliches, remembering what was happening in that decade in the news, with music, and even the products that were popular then, I found myself outlining all that was familiar to me then so I'd never forget :) . The ease with which we lived our lives thinking that we were indestructable and the only thing we had to worry about was finding the right "someone" to share it with...before AIDS, before addiction was an epidemic, just a little pot and someone to love and we were just fine. Then the 80's and life gets more complicated and alot more scary. This is truly one of the finest books ever written, with some of the nobelest and bravest and most lovable people you will ever have the pleasure of meeting! Thank you Mr. Maupin, Thank you, thank you, thank you! Debbi

Summary of 28 Barbary Lane: A "Tales of the City" Omnibus

Armistead Maupin's uproarious and moving Tales of the City novels--the first three of which are collected in the is omnibus edition--have earned a unique niche in American literature, not only as matchless entertainment, but as indelible documents of cultural change in the seventies and eighties.

When originally serialized in the San Francisco Chronicle, Tales of the City (1978), More Tales of the City (1980) and Futher Tales of the City (1982) afforded a mainstream audience of millions its first exposure to straight and gay characters experiencing on equal terms the follies of urban life.

Among the cast of this groundbreaking saga are the lovelorn residents of 28 Barbary Lane: the bewildered but aspiring Mary Ann Singleton, the libidinous Brain 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.

Hurdling barriers both social and sexual, Maupin leads them through heartbreak and triumph, through mail-biting terrors and gleeful coincidences. The result is a glittering and addictive comedy of manners that continues to beguile new generations of readers.

With a foreword by the author.

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