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The last days of ptolemy grey

Ptolemy Grey, an elderly man, falls further into his solitary existence and dementia, when his grandnephew--his only real connection to the outside world--dies in a drive-by shooting; when Robyn, his niece's lodger, helps him with his motivation and introduces him to a doctor who is touting an experimental drug that may give Ptolemy a temporary burst of clarity and energy, Ptolemy thinks of a way to leave a memorable legacy of himself.

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  • "Ptolemy Grey is a 91-year-old man, suffering from dementia and living as a recluse in his Los Angeles apartment. Then Robyn Small, a 17-year-old family friend, appears and helps clean up his apartment and straighten out his life. A reinvigorated Ptolemy volunteers for an experimental medical program that restores his mind, and he uses his last days--shortened now by the medical experiment--to delve into the mystery of the recent drive-by shooting death of his great-nephew, Reggie--Résumé de l'éditeur."
  • "Ptolemy Grey, an elderly man, falls further into his solitary existence and dementia, when his grandnephew--his only real connection to the outside world--dies in a drive-by shooting; when Robyn, his niece's lodger, helps him with his motivation and introduces him to a doctor who is touting an experimental drug that may give Ptolemy a temporary burst of clarity and energy, Ptolemy thinks of a way to leave a memorable legacy of himself."@en
  • "An elderly man is given a second shot at life - but at a price of a hastened death."@en
  • "Ptolemy Grey is ninety-one years old and has been all but forgotten as he sinks into a lonely dementia. His grand-nephew, Ptolemy's only connection to the outside world, was recently killed in a drive-by-shooting, and Ptolemy is too suspicious of anyone else to allow them into his life. Until he meets Robyn. Robyn will not tolerate Ptolemy's hermitlike existence. She challenges him to interact more with the world around him. However, this new activity pushes Ptolemy into the fold of a doctor touting an experimental drug that guarantees Ptolemy won't live to see age ninety-two but that he'll spend his last days in feverish vigor and clarity. With his mind clear, what Ptolemy finds is shocking enough to spur an old man to action, and to ensure a legacy that no one will forget."@en
  • "At 91 years old, Ptolemy Grey is one of the world's forgotten. Marooned in a cluttered Los Angeles apartment, he sinks deeper into dementia and the past. Then he meets seventeen-year-old Robyn and they form a bond that reinvigorates his world, but as he recaptures his clarity of mind, he also unlocks the secrets he has carried for decades."
  • "Ptolemy Grey is a 91-year-old man, suffering from dementia and living as a recluse in his Los Angeles apartment. Then Robyn Small, a 17-year-old family friend, appears and helps clean up his apartment and straighten out his life. A reinvigorated Ptolemy volunteers for an experimental medical program that restores his mind, and he uses his last days--shortened now by the medical experiment--to delve into the mystery of the recent drive-by shooting death of his great-nephew, Reggie."@en
  • "Ptolemy Grey is a 91-year-old man, suffering from dementia and living as a recluse in his Los Angeles apartment. Then Robyn Small, a 17-year-old family friend, appears and helps clean up his apartment and straighten out his life. A reinvigorated Ptolemy volunteers for an experimental medical program that restores his mind, and he uses his last days--shortened now by the medical experiment--to delve into the mystery of the recent drive-by shooting death of his great-nephew, Reggie."
  • "A major literary event-nothing short of a "tour de force" (New York Times) by the acclaimed and beloved author. Marooned in an apartment that overflows with mementos from the past, 91-year-old Ptolemy Grey is all but forgotten by his family and the world. But when an unexpected opportunity arrives, everything changes for Ptolemy in ways as shocking and unanticipated as they are poignant and profound."@en

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "The last days of Ptolemy Grey : [a novel]"
  • "The last days of ptolemy grey"@en
  • "失憶守密人"
  • "Shi yi shou mi ren"
  • "The last days of Ptolemy Grey: a novel"@en
  • "The last days of Ptolemy Grey"@en
  • "The last days of Ptolemy Grey"
  • "Last days of ptolemy grey. large print"@en

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