Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City was way ahead of its time when it was first published back in the late 70s. The first in a series of books that originally ended with Sure of You back in 1989, Maupin began revisiting the characters that once called 28 Barberry Lane home with Michael Tolliver Lives almost 20 years later in 2007 before bringing the series once again to a close with The Days of Anna Madrigal in 2014. I have devoured each of these books and while the series had a rather soapy beginning, it remains as poignant and juicy as ever.