The Days of Anna Madrigal, the suspenseful, comic, and touching ninth novel in A
rmistead Maupin's bestselling "Tales of the City" series, follows one of modern
literature's most unforgettable and enduring characters - Anna Madrigal, the leg
endary transgender landlady of 28 Barbary Lane - as she embarks on a road trip t
hat will take her deep into her past. Now ninety-two, and committed to the notio
n of "leaving like a lady," Mrs. Madrigal has seemingly found peace with her "lo
gical family" in San Francisco: her devoted young caretaker Jake Greenleaf; her
former tenant Brian Hawkins and his daughter Shawna; and Michael Tolliver and Ma
ry Ann Singleton, who have known and loved Anna for nearly four decades.
