02738cam a2200433 i 4500 1843479015 TxAuBib 20250103120000.0 240212s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024006644 9780063397293 hardcover 0063397293 hardcover (OCoLC)1415895651 TxAuBib rda Johnston, Anna, 1983-, author. The borrowed life of Frederick Fife : a novel / Anna Johnston. First edition. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [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. 20250103. Widowers Fiction. Mistaken identity Fiction. False personation Fiction. Nursing homes Fiction. Friendship fast Fiction. Widowers. fast Mistaken identity. fast False personation. fast Nursing homes. fast Friendship fast Fiction. Friendship. fast Domestic fiction. fast Novels. fast Fiction. fast