Further Tales of the City

By: Armistead Maupin

Narrated by: Frances McDormand

Narrated by Frances McDormand

Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, Tales of the City

The third novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Francisco saga.

The calamity-prone residents of 28 Barbary Lane are at it again in this deliciously dark novel of romance and betrayal. While Anna Madrigal imprisons an anchorwoman in her basement, Michael Tolliver looks for love at the National Gay Rodeo, DeDe Halcyon Day and Mary Ann Singleton track a charismatic psychopath across Alaska, and society columnist Prue Giroux loses her heart to a derelict living in a San Francisco park.

wonderful, rich and funny

Maupin's characters are wonderful: often funny, at times selfish, usually smart, witty, and sometimes arrogant. They are very real. I do wish Mona wasn't absent from the story, however in spite of that this was my favorite of the series so far. I cannot wait for book 4.

These books are like a delicious, gossipy soap opera that you cannot help but love. If you want an escape from reality with character who are living the way we all do: working, socializing, making mistakes, loving... these books are for you. But start with book one.

Absolutely Charming

The 3rd book and the series and it keeps getting better and better. This is page turner is full of suspense, fun, and loving characters. We can only want more and more. This series continues to make me fall in love with its story and characters. Not to mention the twists and turns and the comebacks and 28 Barbary Ln. And of course Mrs Madrigal.
Frances McDorman does a phenomenal job taking us into a further world of Armistead Maupin's Tales of The City.

Great read

Well this was great as always and now time for the next book in the series.

If only I could live at 28 Barbary Lane!

It's always wonderful to visit with dear, old friends, and these fantastical, interwoven tales from Maupin are just that; a true escape and much needed vacation with the people you love.

Frances McDormand narrates poorly

The novel is exactly what one familiar with Maupin's Tales of the City would expect: light and airy, full of local color, with several highly enjoyable and implausible surprises. But what gets me is Frances McDormand's terrible performance as a narrator; although she is one of the most gifted actors I know, when it comes to reading aloud she's no great shakes. Her timing is lousy--she races through sentences at times, occasionally making comical flubs ("shrubbery" becomes "shubbery," for example)--and she often places her emphases inappropriately. Cynthia Nixon narrates number two in this series, and she does a terrific job; too bad Audible didn't ask her back!