{"product_id":"maybe-the-moon-9780060924348","title":"Maybe the Moon","description":"\u003cem\u003eMaybe the Moon, \u003c\/em\u003e Armistead Maupin's first novel since ending his bestselling \u003cem\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/em\u003e series, is the audaciously original chronicle of Cadence Roth -- Hollywood actress, singer, iconoclast and former \u003cem\u003eGuiness Book\u003c\/em\u003e record holder as the world's shortest woman. \u003cp\u003e All of 31 inches tall, Cady is a true survivor in a town where -- as she says -- \"you can die of encouragement.\" Her early starring role as a lovable elf in an immensely popular American film proved a major disappointment, since moviegoers never saw the face behind the stifling rubber suit she was required to wear. Now, after a decade of hollow promises from the Industry, she is reduced to performing at birthday parties and bat mitzvahs as she waits for the miracle that will finally make her a star. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a series of mordantly funny journal entries, Maupin tracks his spunky heroine across the saffron-hazed wasteland of Los Angeles -- from her all-too-infrequent meetings with agents and studio moguls to her regular harrowing encounters with small children, large dogs and human ignorance. Then one day a lanky piano player saunters into Cady's life, unleashing heady new emotions, and she finds herself going for broke, shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed. Her accomplice in the venture is her best friend, Jeff, a gay waiter who sees Cady's struggle for visibility as a natural extension of his own war against the Hollywood Closet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As clear-eyed as it is charming, \u003cem\u003eMaybe the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e is a modern parable about the mythology of the movies and the toll it exacts from it participants on both sides of the screen. It is a work that speaks to the resilience of the human spirit from a perspective rarely found in literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Armistead Maupin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.29w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060924348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/05\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaupin, Armistead:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArmistead Maupin\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the Tales of the City series, which includes \u003cem\u003eTales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City, Babycakes, Significant Others, Sure of You, Michael Tolliver Lives, Mary Ann in Autumn, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Days of Anna Madrigal, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMona of the Manor.\u003c\/em\u003e His other books include the memoir \u003cem\u003eLogical Family\u003c\/em\u003e and the novels \u003cem\u003eMaybe the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Night Listener.\u003c\/em\u003e Maupin was the 2012 recipient of the Lambda Literary Foundation's Pioneer Award. He lives in London with his husband, Christopher Turner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110589104243,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_854ddb33-59fb-426f-9ccf-ee34e364c9cb.jpg?v=1748980706","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/maybe-the-moon-9780060924348","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}