Baumgartner is a respected author in his mid-70s, who is unsteady on his feet, but with the sharpest of minds, which he uses to journey back to his past - the centre of which is the relationship with his wife. Anna was the love of his life - a love of which he has never let go. A warm and wonderful love story with an emotional punch. Rich with compassion, wit and Auster's keen eye for beauty in the smallest, most transient episodes of ordinary life.