Moroccan Roll

In the tradition of Armistead Maupin's <I>Tales of the City</I> Steven Stanley's enthralling debut novel takes a large and fascinating cast of characters (American French and Moroccan straight and gay) and transports them and the reader to an intriguing and exotic time and locale-fabled Morocco in the 1970s. Just as San Francisco became more than merely a setting for <I>Tales of the City</I> so do Morocco's people customs traditions and even its food and drink become an integral part of <I>Moroccan Roll</I> a novel destined to engross the reader from its first page to its explosive climax. </P><P>Claudette-She lived a life of glamour and adventure until a very public love affair nearly destroyed it all. </P><P>Dave-Morocco offered escape from a closeted boyfriend. Then he fell for a young-and straight-Moroccan student. </P><P>Janna-Drugs seemed the only way for her to forget the Moroccan who had broken her heart. </P><P>Marcie-She left Wisconsin to spread her wings only to fall desperately in love with the town's most infamous playboy. </P><P>Kevin-Coming to Morocco meant a second chance at love with another man after tragedy had robbed him of his first. </P>