Mary Ann in Autumn

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Mary Ann in Autumn

US first edition cover
Author	Armistead Maupin
Audio read by	Armistead Maupin
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Tales of the City
Genre	Novel
Published	2010
Publisher	HarperCollins
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	304
ISBN	0-06-147088-0
Preceded by	Michael Tolliver Lives
Followed by	The Days of Anna Madrigal

Mary Ann in Autumn (2010) is the eighth book in the Tales of the City series by San Francisco novelist Armistead Maupin. It was released on November 2, 2010. It is the third book in the series to be written as a novel rather than first print as a serial.

Premise[]

Mary Ann Singleton returns from New York City with a reason to seek support and a secret that she needs to share with Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver.

Plot summary[]

Mary Ann Singleton Carruthers flees her luxurious life in Darien, Connecticut for San Francisco, seeking solace from old friend Michael Tolliver. Reeling from both ill health and her husband's infidelity, she asks Michael if she can stay in his guest cottage while she recuperates.

Meanwhile, other former Barbary Lane residents show up in the novel: Mary Ann's adoptive daughter Shawna is seriously dating for the first time; Anna Madrigal has mostly recovered from the stroke she had in Michael Tolliver Lives; Michael's assistant, Jake Greenleaf, wrestles with his attraction to a closeted Mormon missionary who is involved in the movement to "cure" homosexuals; and Jake, a trans man, despairs of ever saving enough money to pay for surgery. Ironically, his dream of having a hysterectomy is the same nightmare that Mary Ann is facing.

As the novel progresses, Dede and D'Orothea show up to help Mary Ann with her recuperation, Shawna befriends a homeless junkie prostitute, Jake makes a startling discovery, and a threat from the past comes back to haunt the former Barbary Lane residents.

External links[]

• Mary Ann in Autumn at ArmisteadMaupin.com
• "Back to the City" by The New York Times Sunday Book Review
• "As his characters reach middle age, Armistead Maupin has got his mojo back." The Guardian.

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