Paul Harding's Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times–bestselling debut novel about memory, consciousness, and our place in the natural world.

An old man lies dying. Confined to bed in his living room, he sees the walls around him begin to collapse, the windows come loose from their sashes, and the ceiling plaster fall off in great chunks, showering him with a lifetime of debris: newspaper clippings, old

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Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby take time off from napping to play on the Yankee Doodle Dandies baseball team.

Mr. Putter, a senior who does not like to run, makes a goal to place second in a marathon so he can win a train set.

When Mr. Putter catches a cold, his friend Mrs. Teaberry sends over some special treats to help him feel better.

After a small setback, Mr. Putter and his favorite companions enjoy the best train ride of their lives.

On a hot summer day, Mr. Putter, his cat, Tabby, their neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her dog, Zeke, go for a picnic and a rowboat ride.

Mr. Putter thinks he is too old to celebrate his birthday, but when he remembers some of his past birthdays, he changes his mind.

After Madeline Finn trains her dog Star to pass the test to become a therapy dog, she and Star visit Walker Oaks, a retirement community, and Madline meets an sad elderly man in a wheelchair and thinks of what she and Star can do to help him.

An old man reminisces about his first love, a young runaway who taught him more about life than anyone had before or since.

Reluctantly, Mr. Putter and his cat, Tabby, agree to go ballroom dancing with Mrs. Teaberry and her dog, Zeke.