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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Other titles in the Tales of the City Series series:Babycakes (Tales of the City Series #4)by Armistead Maupin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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. Review:"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 Review:"Armistead Maupin's San Francisco saga careens beautifully on." New York Times Book Review Synopsis:"An extended love letter to a magical San Francisco." 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.
About the AuthorArmistead Maupin's Tales of the City, More Tales of the City and Further Tales of the City have been the basis of three highly acclaimed TV miniseries. He is also the author of Babycakes, Significant Others, Sure of You and Maybe the Moon. His new novel, Michael Tolliver Lives, will be published in Summer 2007. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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