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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey - Audio CD - Unabridged Author:Walter Mosley, Dominic Hoffman (Narrator) At ninety-one years old, Ptolemy Grey is all but forgotten: by his family, by his friends, by even himself. Marooned in a cluttered Los Angeles apartment overflowing with mementos from the past, Ptolemy sinks deeper into lonely dementia and into a past that's best left buried. He's determined to pass ... more »the rest of his days with only his memories for company. Until, at his grandnephew's funeral, he meets Robyn and experiences a seismic shift, in his head, his heart, and his life. With her help, Ptolemy moves from isolation back into the brightness of friendship and desire. But Robyn's challenges also push him to make a life-changing decision that will affect both of them.
In The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Walter Mosley charts new territory in the exploration of the complex tensions at the heart of race in America. A masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family that will forever establish Walter Mosley as one of the true literary icons of our time.
Unabridged - 7 CDs - 8 hours - read by Dominic Hoffman« less