{"product_id":"in-stormy-weather-copy-1","title":"The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Anna Johnston\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrederick 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eBittersweet and remarkably perceptive, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife is a hilarious, feel-good, clever novel about grief, forgiveness, redemption, and finding family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Introverts Retreat Online Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49163788648704,"sku":"BOOK","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0066\/3329\/1889\/files\/Subheading_58_1545b81a-ac84-453b-84c4-c931fa8aea87.png?v=1786395741","url":"https:\/\/introvertsretreatbox.com\/products\/in-stormy-weather-copy-1","provider":"Introverts Retreat","version":"1.0","type":"link"}