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Babycakes
- Tales of the City, Volume 4
- Narrated by: Armistead Maupin
- Series: Tales of the City, Book 4
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, Tales of the City
The fourth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin's best-selling San Francisco saga.
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