The fifth novel in the Tales of the city sequence, which chronicles high, low and louche life in San Francisco and looks at the perplexing consequences of the AIDS epidemic. Maupin aims to portray the trials of modern love and lust and demystify the gay way of life, with sensitivity and humour. He lives in San Francisco and his novels were originally serialized in the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Francisco Examiner. The four previous books in this sequence are available as Corgi paperback originals.