Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
The first in the Tales of the City series. Laugh out loud funny - a delight.
'It's an odd thing, but anyone who disappears is said to be seen in San Francisco.' Oscar Wilde
Mary Ann is twenty-five and arrives in San Franciscofor an eight-day holiday. But then her Mood Ring turns blue.So obviously she decides to stay. It is the 1970s after all.
Fresh out of Cleveland, naive Mary Ann tumbles headlong into a brave new world of pot-growing landladies, cut throat debutantes, spaced-out neighbours and outrageous parties. Finding a job as a secretary at an ad agency, Mary Ann wants to start her own life, away from her parents and with the flower-power freedom to make her own friends and her own decisions.
The saga that ensues introduces vignettes that are manic, romantic, tawdry and touching - unmistakably the handiwork of Armistead Maupin.
Details
Imprint: Black Swan
Published: 25/05/1984
ISBN: 9780552998765
Pages: 272
Type: Paperback