03250cam a2200325 4500 1580151099 TxAuBib 20240911120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780063397316 0063397315 B0CQHPRCTZ Amazon ab536cc1-53d3-49b2-bf34-b780ca5531f6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10348879 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Johnston, Anna. The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife [Libby] : A Novel. HarperCollins, 2024. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 4592kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:<p><strong>A zany case of mistaken identity allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family in this warm, life-affirming debut novel.</strong></p> <p>"A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove and Shelby Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures will especially enjoy this new novel."—Library Journal</p> <p>"Would you mind terribly, old boy, if I borrowed the rest of your life? I promise I'll take excellent care of it."</p> <p>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. But Fred's luck changes when, in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, he takes the place of grumpy Bernard Greer at the local nursing home. Now he has warm meals in his belly and a roof over his head—as long as his poker face is in better shape than his prostate and that his look-alike never turns up.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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 to mint condition.</p> <p>Bittersweet and remarkably perceptive, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife is a hilarious, feel-good, clever novel about grief, forgiveness, redemption, and finding family.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-09-10 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ab536cc1-53d3-49b2-bf34-b780ca5531f6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ab536cc1-53d3-49b2-bf34-b780ca5531f6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ab536cc1-53d3-49b2-bf34-b780ca5531f6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)