Out of the womb in 1871, Max Tivoli looked to all the world like a tiny 70-year-old man. But inside the aged body was an infant. Victim of a rare disease, Max grows physically younger as his mind matures. In this finely crafted novel, Max narrates his life story from the vantage point of his late fifties, though his body is that of a 12-year-old boy...
