Babycakes (Tales of the City Series, V. 4)
by Armistead Maupin
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Author: Armistead MaupinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-01-07
ISBN: 0060924837
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Book Review: Childhood does not last forever - even on Barbary Lane
Summary: 5 Stars
San Francisco and the world has been hit hard by AIDS. Barbary Lane has lost one of their own, Mouse's lover suffered a slow and painful death from the disease, tearing a hole in the little community. Mona was still missing, a loss felt particularly by Mouse and Anna Madrigal. Still life did go on, especially for Mary Ann who had managed to finally gain her long sought after reporter position. While on assignment covering Queen Elizabeth's visit Mary Ann meets a crew member who has decided to jump ship and remain in San Francisco, a chance meeting that of course leads to a new, albeit temporary, resident at Barbary Lane.
Again the theme is that of family - how we get them and what we do to keep them. The various members of the extended Barbary Lane family all have parts in this delightful romp, and as always all the loose ends are tied up neatly in the end.
This series has been labeled 'gay fiction' which is a bit of a misnomer. It is a series of novels that has some gay characters, and deals with some issues of especial relevance to the gay community. It also deals with love (of all sorts) and loss and families and friends and how we cope with it all.
Those new to this series should begin with TALES OF THE CITY and then proceed in order.
Summary of Babycakes (Tales of the City Series, V. 4)
"An extended love letter to a magical San Francisco."
--New York Times Book Review
When an ordinary househusband and his ambitious wife decide to start a family, they discover there's more to making a baby then meets the eye. Help arrives in the form of a grieving gay neighbor, a visiting monarch, and the dashing young lieutenant who defects from her yacht. Bittersweet and profoundly affecting, Babycakes was the first work of fiction to acknowledge the arrival of AIDS.
"Armistead is a true original. His tales are bang up-to-date. They will surprise and maybe even shock you, but, I promise, they will make you laugh."
--Ian McKellen"Maupin has a genius for observation. His characters have the timing of vaudeville comics, flawed by human frailty and fueled by blind hop."
--Denver Post"Armistead Maupin's San Francisco saga careens beautifully on."
-- New York Times Book Review
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