The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife:(Paper back)-by Anna Johnston

Publisher : William Morrow & Co
Language : English
Paperback : 327 pages
ISBN-10 : 0063397293
Item Weight : 400 g
Dimensions : 15.24 x 2.57 x 22.86 cm

15.24 x 2.57 x 22.86 cm ?A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of A Man Called Ove and Remarkably Bright Creatures will especially enjoy this new novel.??Library Journal A zany case of mistaken identity allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family. ?Would you mind terribly, old boy, if I borrowed the rest of your life? I promise I?ll take excellent care of it.? Frederick Fife was born with an extra helping of kindness in his heart. If he borrowed your car, he?d return it washed with a full tank of gas. The problem is, at age eighty-two, there?s nobody left in Fred?s life to borrow from, and he’s broke and on the brink of eviction. But Fred?s luck changes when he’s mistaken for Bernard Greer, a missing resident at the local nursing home, and takes his place. Now Fred has warm meals in his belly and a roof over his head?as long as his look-alike Bernard never turns up. Denise Simms is stuck breathing the same disappointing air again and again. A middle-aged mom and caregiver at Bernard’s facility, her crumbling marriage and daughter’s health concerns are suffocating her joy for life. Wounded by her two-faced husband, she vows never to let a man deceive her again. As Fred walks in Bernard?s shoes, he leaves a trail of kindness behind him, fueling Denise’s suspicions about his true identity. When unexpected truths are revealed, Fred and Denise rediscover their sense of purpose and learn how to return a broken life