More Tales of the City (novel)

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More Tales of the City
Author(s) Armistead Maupin
Country United States
Language English
Series Tales of the City
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Harper & Row
Publication date 1980
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 246 pp
ISBN 0-06-090726-6
OCLC Number 5353877
Dewey Decimal 813/.5/4
LC Classification PS3563.A878 M67
Preceded by Tales of the City
Followed by Further Tales of the City


This article is about the novel More Tales of the City; see More Tales of the City (miniseries) for the TV adaptation and Tales of the City for the entire series of novels

More Tales of the City (1980) is the second book in the Tales of the City series by San Francisco novelist Armistead Maupin, originally serialized in the San Francisco Chronicle.

[edit] Plot

The story begins about a couple months from where Tales of the City ended. Michael ("Mouse") Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton go on a cruise, thanks to money given to her by her former boss, Edgar Halcyon. While on the cruise, Maryann begins a relationship with a handsome amnesiac, while Mouse rekindles his relationship with Jon who has now long distanced himself from the "A Gays" because he got fed up with their elitist and shallow ways. Maryann then begins to devote her time to helping her boyfriend figure out why he lost his memory. Signs point to a traumatic event he had while reporting on a story for his newspaper. What they find out is explosive and risks shaking the foundations of San Francisco elite society. Meanwhile, Mouse becomes extremely ill and is hospitalized, profoundly affecting his relationship with Jon.