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	Sure of You (Tales of the City Series, V. 6) Harper Perennial $13.95 Significant Others Harper Perennial $13.95 Tales of the City: A Novel (P.S.) Harper Perennial $13.95 Babycakes (Tales of the City Series, V. 4) Harper Perennial $13.95 Further Tales of the City (Tales of the City Series, V. 3) Harper Perennial $13.95 More Tales of the City (Showtime Tie-In Edition) Harper Perennial $13.95

Michael Tolliver Lives: A Novel by Armistead Maupin List Price: $25.95 Price: $7.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. You Save: $17.96 (69%)

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 contem-porary fiction. Now, almost twenty years after ending his ground-breaking saga of San Francisco life, Maupin revisits his all-too-human hero, letting the fifty-five-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.

Though this is a stand-alone novel—accessible to fans of Tales of the City 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.

Customer Reviews:
Michael Tolliver lives.	Customer Rating: 2 out of 5
While I enjoyed reading the Barbary Street stories, and was happy to see this book had been written, I was very disappointed in it. Rather than an update about the great people who lived on Barbary Street in the stories, it was mostly a pornographic memoir of Michael Tolliver. I don't recommend it.
Michael toliver Lives, Armistead Maupin	Customer Rating: 2 out of 5
I read this book last summer. I have loved all the other books, this one is not funny, too graphic , detailed etc.. Michael and his friends sex life etc.. . I really do not think that I wanted to know all the small details. I did not really want to know about the sex life of transexuals. thanks a lot Mr. Maupin. Do get your sense of humour back!! icihiboo
Wish I had Loved it ...	Customer Rating: 3 out of 5
but I didn't. Thers is a whole kind of yucky feeling here with Miichael's current relationship that sort of smacks of desperation. Also, there is a graphic nature to this novel that is not existent in his other novels. While not a true Tales sequel, most characters are either mentioned or make a cameo appearance and most are not well treated. Those characters deserve more than an off-handed "she died" kind of update. Wish I had skipped this.
Alive and Kicking!	Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
Michael Tolliver is (as the title rather clearly suggests) alive and kicking. Those who thought they would never see him again and imagined him succumbing to AIDS are in for a pleasant surprise. Michael copes perfectly well with the virus and he finds out that life still has a lot of surprises in stock for him. Let's start with Ben a boyfriend for whom a partner some years senior is a major turn on. And to whom Michael is now officially married. He still has friends (though some live quite far away) and a thriving social life including... senior but by no means senile Anna Madrigal. But the book is not only about care-free middle age and the joys of being gay in San Francisco. Maupin quite skilfully (we know he can do it, don't we?) introduces several more sombre and serious subjects, the most important of which is coping with the loss of the near and dear. He does it so cunningly that giving any details would be a terrible spoiler so just stop reading this and get the book!
Really wanted to like it	Customer Rating: 1 out of 5
I loved the first six "Tales" books, though perhaps less so as the series went on. I think it bottomed out with "Michael Tolliver Lives." I can see why Maupin wanted to call it a stand-alone book, apart from the "Tales" series, because it really isn't the same type of book those are, with their ensemble casts and deliciously over-the-top plots. I can also see why some readers prefer this one, which goes for a more contemplative, serious feel. Telling the story through Michael's eyes does allow for more personal reflection. But Mouse was never my favorite character anyway, and when he's no longer even called "Mouse" and the rest of the original characters have been mostly dropped -- well, it's just not the same anymore. Some people are fine with that, but I guess I just miss the old days on Barbary Lane.