Maupin Armistead - The Days Of Anna Madrigal A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: New York Times Bestseller Wonderful . As compulsively readable and endearing as all the previous novels have been. Booklist (starred review) Suspenseful comic and profoundly moving The Days of Anna Madrigal the ninth installment in Armistead Maupin's bestselling " Tales of the City" series follows one of modern literature's most beloved and indelible characters Anna Madrigal the transgender landlady of 28 Barbary Lane as she embarks on a road trip that will take her deep into her complicated past 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. Some members of Anna's family are bound for the otherworldly landscape of Burning Man the art community in Nevada's Black Rock Desert where 60,000 revelers gather to construct a city designed to last only one week. Anna herself 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. 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.
Title: The Days Of Anna Madrigal A Novel
Author(s): Maupin Armistead
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062196279
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/20/2015
Series: Tales of the City