| International Standard Book Number |
9780063410619
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| International Standard Book Number |
0063410613
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| Personal Name |
Johnston, Anna, 1983- author.
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| Title Statement |
The borrowed life of Frederick Fife : a novel / Anna Johnston.
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| Edition Statement |
First Harper Large Print edition.
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| Imprint |
©2024.
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| Imprint |
[New York, NY] : HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
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| Physical Description |
486 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"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.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Friendship Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Mistaken identity Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Widowers Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Nursing homes Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Veufs Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Amitié Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Erreur sur la personne Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Établissements de soins, de cure, etc. Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
large print books.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Livres en gros caractères.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Novels.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Romans.
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