The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley

I just finished The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley and it is extraordinary! -- about a 91 year old black man who is drifting into dementia and is rescued momentarily by -- well, you have to read it. You could feel his confusion and fear, his frustration and anger at the losses, as well as his joy and sorrow as he relived so vividly things that happened a lifetime ago. - BT