Friday Flashback: Rec. #294: Further Tales of the City

I decided to start doing Friday Flashbacks in case you missed some early posts the first time around. You're busy; I understand.

What: As the title implies, this third novel takes us even further into the lives of the residents of 28 Barbary Lane, San Francisco. This time, though, author Armistead Maupin wanders farther afield, with the characters making forays out of Guyana with gay Cuban refugees, into Golden Gate Park to find Truth, on the run to Alaska, and over to the National Gay Rodeo just for kicks.

There are also charismatic psychopaths, society columnists, and a briefly imprisoned newscaster called Bambi. Not to mention a big, big Jonestown "what if."

Opening lines: "There were outlanders, of course, who continued to insist that San Francisco was a city without seasons, but Mrs. Madrigal paid no heed to them."

How to get it: Buyable, borrowable, Kindle-able.

Connections to previous Wreckage: Start with Tales of the City (Rec. #67) and More Tales of the City (Rec. #211). And enjoy the Laura-Linney-starring miniseries adaptation along the way (Personal Wreck #2).

[Originally posted 5/30/13.]