{"product_id":"the-borrowed-life-of-frederick-fife-9780063410619","title":"The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of \u003cem\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures \u003c\/em\u003ewill especially enjoy this new novel.\"--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA zany case of mistaken identity allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Would you mind terribly, old boy, if I borrowed the rest of your life? I promise I'll take excellent care of it.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Fife \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ewas 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenise 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBittersweet and remarkably perceptive, \u003cem\u003e The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife\u003c\/em\u003e is a hilarious, feel-good, clever novel about grief, forgiveness, redemption, and finding family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohnston, Anna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Johnston\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former baby, aspiring octogenarian and emerging Australian author with a love for the heartfelt and hilarious. She lives in Melbourne where she lives joyously with her husband and daughters by the beach. Anna left an imminent career in medicine to follow her heart into her grandfather's nursing home where she became the activities coordinator, taking great delight in shaking up the usual program. Anna also developed an award-winning local government program teaching older widowed men how to cook. When injury left her unable to continue working in aged care, she began to write about it, channeling her love for older people onto the page. During the pandemic, Anna completed several novel writing courses with the Australian Writers' Centre, where her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife\u003c\/em\u003e, was born. Anna has enjoyed a lifelong passion for positive ageing, creative writing, theatre, screenplay, and all things Australiana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878338007314,"sku":"9780063410619","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8efa587c-2ba0-4d78-b280-9d8d3764e294.jpg?v=1758637376","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-borrowed-life-of-frederick-fife-9780063410619","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}