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Tales of the City: Michael Tolliver Lives

Sweet-spirited southerner Michael Tolliver tells his story in his own voice with Michael Tolliver Lives, a tale of learning to embrace the random pleasures of life, the tender alliances that sustain a person, and growing older according to one's own terms. 

A standalone novel accessible to fans of Maupin's 'Tales of the City' series and new readers alike, Michael Tollier Lives is a story centered around the act of growing older joyfully and the everyday miracles that somehow make it possible that features many of the characters fans have come to know and love. 

“Here, readers get a glimpse of what Maupin, at his best, has always done: linked the individual and the collective story by unfolding his narrative against the backdrop of larger events.” -- Los Angeles Times