{"product_id":"the-days-of-anna-madrigal-armistead-maupin-9780062298720","title":"The Days of Anna Madrigal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, \u003cem\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe eighth novel in the beloved \u003cem\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e series, Armistead Maupin's best-selling San Francisco saga.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Days of Anna Madrigal\u003c\/em\u003e, the suspenseful, comic, and touching novel, follows one of modern literature's most unforgettable and enduring characters--Anna Madrigal, the legendary transgender landlady of 28 Barbary Lane--as she embarks on a road trip that will take her deep into her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Armistead Maupin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062298720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062298720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/08\/2015 pg. 28","brand":"Armistead Maupin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988789952767,"sku":"9780062298720","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c264f405-b965-4d43-8971-e1630a6a3eaa.jpg?v=1683296407","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-days-of-anna-madrigal-armistead-maupin-9780062298720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}