The Days of Anna Madrigal

The ninth volume in Armistead Maupin's widely acclaimed and much-loved Tales of the City series.The ninth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin's best-selling San Francisco saga.'Wonderful. . . . As compulsively readable and endearing as all the previous novels have been' Booklist (starred review)____Now ninety-two, Mrs. Madrigal has seemingly found peace with her 'logical family' in San Francisco. Some members of that family are bound for the otherworldly landscape of Burning Man, the art community in Nevada's Black Rock Desert but Anna has another destination in mind- a lonely stretch of road outside of Winnemucca where the 16-year-old boy she once was ran away from the whorehouse he called home. There she journeys into the dusty troubled heart of her Depression childhood to unearth a lifetime of secrets and dreams and attend to some unfinished business she has long avoided.Hurdling barriers both social and sexual, Maupin leads the eccentric tenants of Barbary Lane through heartbreak and triumph, through nail-biting terrors and gleeful coincidences in a sexually-liberated San Francisco. The result is a glittering and addictive comedy of manners that continues to beguile new generations of readers.

“One of the most acclaimed sagas of our time...A celebration of life in all its craziness...As good as anything Maupin has offered us”

One of the most acclaimed sagas of our time…A celebration of life in all its craziness…As good as anything Maupin has offered us -- John Sutherland The Times
The brilliance of Maupin is his mingling of high camp with tragedy and deep feeling – all with a miraculously light touch -- Daily Mail Wendy Holden
A proper Maupin-esque swansong – moving, funny and obscene. We expect nothing less -- Isabel Berwick Financial Times
Christopher Isherwood was absolutely correct when he declared Maupin to be the Dickens of the modern world -- Chuck Palahniuk
The Tales of the City sequence has been one of the literary menus plaisirs of the past decade - Maupin with his elegance and charm has found a place among the classics Observer

Armistead Maupin is the author of Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City, Babycakes, Significant Others, Sure of You, Maybe the Moon, The Night Listener, Michael Tolliver Lives, Mary Ann in Autumn, The Days of Anna Madrigal and Mona of the Manor. He also wrote an acclaimed memoir, Logical Family.Three television miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney were made from the first three Tales novels. The Night Listener became a feature film starring Robin Williams and Toni Collette. Maupin lives in London with his husband, Christopher Turner.For more information on Armistead Maupin and his books, see his website at

Now ninety-two, and committed to the notion of "leaving like a lady," Mrs. Madrigal has seemingly found peace with her "logical family" in San Francisco: her devoted young caretaker Jake Greenleaf; her former tenant Brian Hawkins and his daughter Shawna; and Michael Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton, who have known and loved Anna for nearly four decades. While some members of her family are bound for Nevada's legendary Burning Man Festival, Anna herself has another destination in mind: a lonely stretch of road where the 16-year-old boy she once was ran away from the whorehouse he called home. With Brian and his beat-up RV, she journeys into the dusty troubled heart of her Depression childhood to unearth a lifetime of secrets and dreams and attend to unfinished business she has long avoided.

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