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Tales of the City

by Armistead Maupin · 1978

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San Francisco, 1976. A naive young secretary, fresh out of Cleveland, tumbles headlong into a brave new world of laundromat Lotharios, pot-growing landladies, cut throat debutantes, and Jockey Shorts dance contests. The saga that ensues is manic, romantic, tawdry, touching, and outrageous - unmistakably the handiwork of Armistead Maupin.

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LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thisgaygayMore like thisLess of thisLGBTQ+ romanceLGBTQ+ romanceMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisCaliforniaCaliforniaMore like thisLess of thisSan FranciscoSan FranciscoMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 272 pages
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