" For anyone reading these, a note: I'm penning these reviews to help me with my writing -- what I like, don't like, what stays with me after a read. Maybe it will help you too. I found this title on a reading list for a writing seminar in Wisconsin that I didn't attend (a good place for recommendations!) This is the story of a middle-aged bachelor, Carl, who patiently looks after his Aunt Lil at a convalescent center. Aunt Lil wants to go home and not give up driving. (A side note: Lilly and Carl were my parents' names. Hmmm. Wonder what that means?) What is different about this book is to have the setting and most characters be elderly. What's also interesting is how the songs Carl talks about and writes throughout the book are all listed at the back. Also that Carl's high-pitched voice and his attempt to bring it lower is his weakness and vulnerable point that makes us care about him. "
— Gail, 2/20/2014