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Armistead Maupin fans....

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binker · 17/05/2007 13:40

...new Tales of the City book out in June !!! - how happy am I ?

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Smutti · 17/05/2007 21:13

The anagram of Anna Madrigal was ? something a man

Blandmum · 17/05/2007 21:13

Deffo Mona.

MaryAnne, meanwhile as organising a Christmas party at Mrs Madrigal's house. Brian invites Connie (the friendly skies of United) Bradshaw. Maryanne is recovering from whats his face, the private Dic and child pornographer falling off a cliff into the sea. Does Mouse invite Jon??

BellaBear · 17/05/2007 21:14

A Man and a Girl

Blandmum · 17/05/2007 21:14

A man and a girl. Mona thinks that this is terribly sexist

and Mona's grandmother is a madame in a whore house in the desert in book 2

Roobie · 17/05/2007 21:15

Anyone rate the film version? I've got it on DVD but not watched for a while - seem to recall it being quite watchable once you adjusted to the actors playing the characters.

MrMariella · 17/05/2007 21:15

with the clip-on tie..literally his downfall...class.

BellaBear · 17/05/2007 21:16

The C4 one was good with Laura Linney as Maryann and Paul Gross as Brian (he was in Due South)and Olympia Dukakis as Mrs Madrigal

Blandmum · 17/05/2007 21:16

am thinking this should be my specialist subject if I ever did Mastermind.......

Smutti · 17/05/2007 21:16

Didn't know there was a film... may be a good one for my Amazon rental.

Smutti · 17/05/2007 21:16

Didn't know there was a film... may be a good one for my Amazon rental.

BellaBear · 17/05/2007 21:16

nowhere near as good as teh books obviously

Roobie · 17/05/2007 21:17

Ch4 series rather than movie

BellaBear · 17/05/2007 21:17

I'd take you on martianbishop... I was obsessed by these!

MrMariella · 17/05/2007 21:17

On C4 Ms Dukakis was the perfect Mrs Madrigal

Roobie · 17/05/2007 21:19

They are perfect books to get obsessed by

MrMariella · 17/05/2007 21:19

you do realise we may have to be careful when posting after having read the new one, so as not to spoil it for those still reading it........

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binker · 18/05/2007 10:24

Which is the favourite TOTC ? V hard to choose, possibly Babycakes....
I've met the great man a couple of times at book signings - he signed a printer's proof copy of one book for me which I'm sure will be a valuable thing,though I shall keep it for myself. I was a gibbering idiot of course in my awe.

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DeviousDaffodil · 18/05/2007 11:40

I am going to have to re read the whole series.

katelyle · 18/05/2007 11:44

REALLY?????

That is so wonderful - I can't believe that Michael is still alive......

Has anyone read Maybe the Moon?

Issymum · 18/05/2007 11:54

OMG I have never read a book by Armistead Maupin. I say this partly because I'm so happy to find that there is apparently significant pleasure in store for me (Amazon here I come) and partly to make you Maupin Hags envious of me, a Maupin Virgin, with all the thrill of initiation yet to come.

I've also never read anything by Jonathan Coe.

This could be a good summer!

mrsflowerpot · 18/05/2007 11:57

No MB, Jon doesn't go to the christmas do - they are reunited in a gay bar in Me-hi-co when Mouse and MaryAnn are on their cruise and she is busy with Burke the amnesiac...

I am so excited about this, it's sitting there on pre-order in my Amazon basket

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binker · 18/05/2007 16:24

yes, I've read Maybe the Moon - that's my signed proof copy - it's not as good as ant TOTC in my opinion, but Arm can do no wrong ! Lucky issymum starting from scratch - I can remember reading my first Armistead on holiday in Italy aeons ago - aah ! You'll like Jonathan Coe too.

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motherinferior · 18/05/2007 16:37
MrMariella · 18/05/2007 18:52

only 31 sleeps to go......

MrMariella · 19/05/2007 00:16

Strangled, stamped on, poisoned, knifed...