There are 10 books in the Tales of the City series. The newest book is Mona of the Manor which came out in 2024.

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Tales of the City

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NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 MOST INSPIRING NOVELS

Now a Netflix series starring Elliot Page and Laura Linney . . .

'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 Francisco…

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More Tales of the City

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In this sequel to Tales of the City, landlady Anna Madrigal reveals her secrets to her second family - the tenants of her house, 28 Barbary Lane. But they are preparing to flee their cosy nest for adventures further afield. Mona Ramsey embarks on a cross-country trip that takes her…

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Further Tales of the City

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Soon to be a Netflix series starring Ellen Page and Laura Linney . . .

'Maupin is a richly gifted comic author' Observer
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The residents of 28 Barbary Lane are back again in this racy, suspenseful and wildly romantic sequel to Tales of the City and More Tales…

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Babycakes

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Now a Netflix series starring Elliot Page and Laura Linney . . .

'As engaging a read as you are likely to encounter in many moons' The Times
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The characters that filled the pages of the three earlier Tales of the City books with love and laughter are…

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Significant Others

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Now a Netflix series starring Elliot Page and Laura Linney . . .

'Some of the sharpest and most speakable dialogue you are ever likely to read' Guardian
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A holiday in the redwoods goes uproariously awry when the opposing sexes camp out rather too close to each other…

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Sure of You

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Now a Netflix series starring Elliot Page and Laura Linney . . .

'San Francisco is fortunate in having a chronicler as witty and likeable as Armistead Maupin' Independent
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In this, the sixth and final self-contained volume of Armistead Maupin's epic chronicle of modern life, a fiercely ambitious…

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Michael Tolliver Lives

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Now a Netflix series starring Elliot Page and Laura Linney . . .

This is a novel about the act of growing older joyfully and the everyday miracles that somehow make that possible.
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Maupin revisits his all-too-human hero, Michael Tolliver, letting the 55-year-old gardener tell his story in…

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Mary Ann in Autumn

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Now a Netflix series starring Elliot Page and Laura Linney . . .

Sassy, irreverent and curious, Maupin continues to explore the boundaries of the human experience with insight, compassion and mordant wit.
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Twenty years have passed since Mary Ann Singleton left her husband and child in San…

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The Days of Anna Madrigal

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Now a Netflix series starring Elliot Page and Laura Linney . . .

'One of the most acclaimed sagas of our time . . .A celebration of life in all its craziness' The Times
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Anna Madrigal, the legendary transgender landlady of 28 Barbary Lane, she embarks on a…

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Mona of the Manor

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'A breeze' The Times
'Delightful comedy of manners' iPaper
'A welcome tenth instalment of his iconic Tales Of The City saga' Mail on Sunday
'A witty novel about identity and finding a family in 1980s England' Woman&Home
'The message still shines out in the new book: find the people who…