''Maybe the Moon'' is a 1992 novel written by

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. The story Maupin describes as 'partly autobiographical', despite the main character being a female

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. The character was also based on his friend

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, who was the actor for

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read this book during a changeover. According t
Maupin's website
''Maybe the Moon'' may have been the last book Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ever read.

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who, at the time, was dating Jackie's son John Kennedy, Jr., had optioned the book to produce a film version. She asked Jackie to read the book and give her an opinion.

References

1992 American novels Novels by Armistead Maupin American autobiographical novels HarperCollins books {{1990s-novel-stub