Auster's writing style as always superb, and so emotive - 5 star

Many thanks to the publisher for an early copy of this excellent book to read and review. This is the story of Sy Baumgartner, philosophy professor and author, living alone. When we first encounter him he is reflecting on his life and still mourning the loss of his beloved Anna some 10 years previous. In his 72nd year his memory is fading as he reminisces and recalls the events both sad and happy of a life well lived. As always Auster's style of writing is easy on the eye, Anna's voice and presence is everywhere as Baumgartner recalls the moments, and the passion of the 40 years they shared together....." She was the one person in the world I've ever loved, and now I have to find a way to go on living without her"...."For such are the powers of memory bestowed on a man who has listened to the voice of his dead wife talking to him through the disconnected wires of a defunct telephone"......"A person has no life without being connected to others, and if you're lucky enough to be deeply connected to another person, so connected that the other person is as important to you as you are to yourself, then life becomes more than possible, it becomes good.".........Highly recommended.