Synopses & Reviews
Michael Tolliver, the sweet-spirited Southerner in Armistead Maupin's classic
Tales of the City series, is arguably one of the most widely loved characters in contemporary fiction. Now, almost twenty years after ending his groundbreaking saga of San Francisco life, Maupin revisits his all-too-human hero, letting the 55-year-old gardener tell his story in his own voice.
Having survived the plague that took so many of his friends and lovers, Michael has learned to embrace the random pleasures of life, the tender alliances that sustain him in the hardest of times. Michael Tolliver Lives follows its protagonist as he finds love with a younger man, attends to his dying fundamentalist mother in Florida, and finally reaffirms his allegiance to a wise octogenarian who was once his landlady.
While Michael Tolliver Lives is a stand alone novel, accessible to old and new readers alike, a reassuring number of familiar faces appear along the way. As usual, the author's mordant wit and ear for pitch-perfect dialogue serve every aspect of the story—from the bawdy to the bittersweet. Michael Tolliver Lives is a novel about the act of growing older joyfully and the everyday miracles that somehow make that possible.
About the Author
Armistead Maupin is the author of the nine-volume Tales of the City series that includes
Tales of the City,
More Tales of the City,
Further Tales of the City,
Babycakes,
Significant Others,
Sure of You,
Michael Tolliver Lives,
Mary Ann in Autumn, and now
The Days of Anna Madrigal. The first three books were made into three television miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney. Maupins other books include
Maybe the Moon and
The Night Listener. Maupin was the 2012 recipient of the Lambda Literary Foundations Pioneer Award. He lives in Santa Fe with his husband, the photographer Christopher Turner.
Armistead Maupin is the author of the nine-volume Tales of the City series that includes Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City, Babycakes, Significant Others, Sure of You, Michael Tolliver Lives, Mary Ann in Autumn, and now The Days of Anna Madrigal. The first three books were made into three television miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney. Maupins other books include Maybe the Moon and The Night Listener. Maupin was the 2012 recipient of the Lambda Literary Foundations Pioneer Award. He lives in Santa Fe with his husband, the photographer Christopher Turner.