Babycakes

‘Maywellbethefunniestseriesofnovelscurrentlyinprogress……Maupin’searfordialogueisasacuteashisfeelingforcharacterization,andthenetresultisasengagingareadasyouarelikelytoencounterinmanymoon’sTHETIMESThecharactersthatfilledthepagesofthethreeearlierTalesoftheCitybookswithloveandlaughterareatitagain,asanordinaryhous-husbandandhisambitiouswifediscoverthere\'smoretomakingababythanmeetstheeye.UnexpetedhelparrvesintheformofaBritishmonarch,agrievinggayneighbour,andaninternationalringofmail-orderbrdes.ArmisteadMaupinhaswrittenacomedyofMannersforourtines.‘ILoveMaupin’sbooksforverymuchthesanequalitiesthatmakemelovehtenovelsofDicken\'sCHuitopherisherwood.作者简介：Armistead,MaupinwasborninWashington,D.C.in1944butgrewupinRaleigh,NorthCarlina.AgraduateoftheUniversityofNorthCarolina,heServedasanvalofficerinVienambeforemovingtoCaliforniain1971asareporterfortheAssciatedPress.InanAmericandailyfordecades,Talesgrewintoaninternationalsensationwhencopiledandrewrittenasnovels.Maupin\'ssix-TalesoftheCity,MoreTalaesoftheCity,FurtherTalesofthecity,Babycakes,sin.gnificantOtersandsureof-renowmulti-millionbestsellerspublishedinelevenlanguages.thefirsttwoofthesenovelswereadaptedasapairofwidelyacclaimedtelevisionmini-series;thethird,FurtherTalesoftheCity,iscuurentlyinProduction.Maupinm\'s1992novel,MaybetheMoon,chroniclingtheadventuresoftheworld\'sshortestwoman,adventuresoftheworld\'sshortestwoman,wasanumbdronebestseller.Asalibrettisthecollaboratedin1999withcomposerJakeHeggieonAnnaMadrgalRemembersformezz-xopranoFredericavonStadeandChanticleer,theclassicalchoralensemble.Maupin\'slatestnovelisTheNightListener.HElivesinSanFrancisco,California.OfficialAuthorwebSite:www.ArmisteadMaupin.com