MAYBE THE MOON, Armistead Maupin
MAYBE THE MOON, Armistead Maupin
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MAYBE THE MOON

Author: Armistead Maupin

Narrator: Armistead Maupin

Abridged: 5 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/17/2007

Categories: Fiction, Lgbtq+, Satire


Synopsis

Maybe the Moon, Armistead Maupin's first novel since ending his bestselling Tales of the City series, is the audaciously original chronicle of Cadence Roth -- Hollywood actress, singer, iconoclast and former Guiness Book record holder as the world's shortest woman. 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. 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. As clear-eyed as it is charming, Maybe the Moon 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.

About Armistead Maupin

Armistead Maupin is the author of the Tales of the City series, which includes Tales 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, The Days of Anna Madrigal, and Mona of the Manor. His other books include the memoir Logical Family and the novels Maybe the Moon and The Night Listener. Maupin was the 2012 recipient of the Lambda Literary Foundation’s Pioneer Award. He lives in London with his husband, Christopher Turner.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Catherine on December 31, 2009

I've been curious about this author, so when the book ended up on my apartment building's "share table" I picked it up. My honest reaction was that every character was a total stereotype: feisty, wryly humorous dwarf, ditzy blonde roommate, gay best friend, vicious agent, self-loathing closeted gay......more

Goodreads review by Timothy on June 15, 2008

A rare treat, Maupin's homage to his funny friend, the dwarf who's greatest acting job was inside the ET costume. If you can lay your hands on a copy of this, you won't be disappointed. Maupin crafted a simple story based on his friend's life and her desire to be taken as a serious actress and despe......more

Goodreads review by Vic on January 14, 2013

I came across this book in the collection of a friend who had stocked her books with us temporarily. It tore me to shreds. It is an incredibly moving story that held me entranced from the very start. I would recommend it to anyone who has ever felt an outsider at one time or another. A marvellous bo......more

Goodreads review by Lily on January 24, 2019

I just love Armistead Maupin. He has a real love affair for the inner lives of freaks and weirdos, without making them pat or saccharine. In this one, he tells the story through the diaries of Cadence Roth, a 31 inch actress whose one claim to fame was working the elf suit of an E.T./munchkin from O......more