This was a re-read of the first book in a series I adore. It is the beginning of the tales of the residents of the apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane in San Francisco and their charming, quirky, and much loved landlady. The first three books in the series became a PBS series with Olympia Dukakis playing the indomitable pot growing Mrs. Madrigal. Taking place after the "Summer of Love" but before the AIDS crisis, the novel covers subjects like free sex, drugs, infidelity, race, and LGBT/Queer identity before the advent of the letter salad. I was fortunate to meet the author many years ago and he is as charming and gracious as his famous landlady character. This time around I listened to the audiobook read by Frances McDormand with an introduction by Rachel Maddow.
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