Mary Ann in Autumn : A Tales of the City Novel

from mahallett

fun to see this series again and all the characters and see what happened to them. i am mary ann's age so we are all older but that's better than the alternative! i remember this series more from tv although i did read the books. mary ann and her stories were very clear in my memory. also mrs mad...

from bibliophile_pgh

Tales of the City ever since I had first read them became an instant favorite. I loved the characters and it was great when Armistead Maupin returned with Michael Tolliver Lives. And then to return with Mary Ann in Autumn. After reading this I felt like I had just visited with some old friends. I...

from CBJames

I didn't feel right at home when I began Mary Ann in Autumn. I thought I would. I expected to. I always have before. Each new addition to the Tales of the City books felt like bumping into a bunch of old friends I hadn't seen in a while. All of us grabbing a cup of coffee together so we could hav...

from etxgardener

Armistead Maupin just can't seem to let the characters from his "Tales of the City" series go, and for that, I am very, very glad. In this installment, Mary Ann returns to San Francisco with her marriage in tatters and a big health problem. Many of our old friends from the previous books - Michae...

from bearette24

I liked this book, but I didn't enjoy it as much as its predecessor, Michael Tolliver Lives. This story was much darker and seemed to have an underlying message that you shouldn't trust the people around you. It did make me like Mary Ann much more; the narrative really humanized her.