02514cam a2200361 i 4500 1598301892 TxAuBib 20240918120000.0 240212s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024006644 9780063397293 hardcover $30.00 0063397293 hardcover $30.00 (OCoLC)1415895651 TxAuBib rda Johnston, Anna, 1983-, author. The borrowed life of Frederick Fife [Book] : a novel / Anna Johnston. First edition. New York, NY : William Morrow, [2024] ©2024. 327 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "For readers of Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Pilgrimage of Harold Frye, a warm, life-affirming debut about a zany case of mistaken identity that 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 there's nobody left in Fred's life to borrow from. At eighty-two, he's desperately lonely, broke, and on the brink of homelessness. Fred's luck changes when, in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, he takes the place of Bernard Greer at the local nursing home. Now he has a roof over his head, three meals a day, and, most importantly, the chance to be part of a family again. All he has to do is hope that his poker face is in better shape than his prostate and that his look-alike never turns up. As Fred navigates life in Bernard's shoes, he learns about the man's past and what it might take to return a life in better condition than he found it. Bittersweet and remarkably perceptive, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife is a feel-good, clever novel about grief, forgiveness, redemption, and finding family, from an exciting new voice in fiction"-- Provided by publisher. 20240918. Widowers Fiction. Mistaken identity Fiction. False personation Fiction. Nursing homes Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Domestic fiction. RV8