But “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” is not just about the relationship of two people at opposite ends of life’s spectrum — one nearing the close of his and another truly jump-starting hers.

"The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, " By Walter Mosley The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Walter Mosley Riverhead Books, 288 pp., $25.95 Reviewed by Sherryl Connelly Ptolemy Grey is 91 and living in ...

Ptolemy XIII later died while crossing the Nile River as he fled from Cleopatra and Caesar's forces, Brittanica says. Queen Cleopatra had now established a strong political alliance with Caesar.