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Family is not only who you are born to. Logical Family is Armistead Maupin’s intimate, deeply moving memoir of becoming himself — from a conservative Southern boyhood to San Francisco legend. Growing up in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the 1940s and 50s, the son of a traditionalist father whose approval felt forever out of reach, Maupin arrived in San Francisco in 1971 after Navy service and found a city that let him live openly at last.
Readers follow his journey from those closeted years through the launch of his groundbreaking Tales of the City serial in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1976, his 1977 ‘Letter to Mama,’ and his life with his husband, Christopher Turner, who suggested the memoir’s title. At its heart lies Maupin’s defining idea: the ‘logical family’ we choose — the friends and loved ones who truly see us.
Written with trademark wit and warmth, this 2017 memoir also bears witness to the AIDS crisis and the fight for LGBTQ+ equality. For fans of Tales of the City and anyone who has ever had to build their own family.
From conservative Southern boyhood to San Francisco legend: Logical Family is Armistead Maupin’s intimate, deeply moving memoir of becoming himself.
Maupin grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the 1940s and 1950s, the son of a traditionalist father whose approval felt forever out of reach. After serving in the Navy, he arrived in San Francisco in 1971 and found a city that let him live openly at last. You will follow his journey from those closeted years through the launch of his groundbreaking Tales of the City serial in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1976, his famous 1977 ‘Letter to Mama,’ and his life with his husband, photographer Christopher Turner, who suggested the memoir’s title.
At the heart of the book lies Maupin’s defining idea: that family is not only who we are born to, but the ‘logical family’ we choose — the friends and loved ones who truly see us. Written with his trademark wit and warmth, this 2017 memoir also bears witness to the AIDS crisis and the fight for LGBTQ+ equality.
This e-book is for fans of Tales of the City, readers of heartfelt memoir, and anyone who has ever had to build their own family.
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