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.

A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of Fredrik Backmans A Man Called Ove and Shelby Van Pelts Remarkably Bright Creatures will especially enjoy this new novel.Library Journal

Would you mind terribly, old boy, if I borrowed the rest of your life? I promise Ill take excellent care of it.

Frederick Fife was born with an extra helping of kindness in his heart. If he borrowed your car, hed return it washed with a full tank of gas. The problem is theres nobody left in Freds life to borrow from.At eighty-two, hes desperately lonely, broke, and on the brink of homelessness.But Freds 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 headas long as his poker face is in better shape than his prostate and that his look-alike never turns up.

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.

As Fred walks in Bernards 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.

Bittersweet and remarkably perceptive,The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fifeis a hilarious, feel-good, clever novel about grief, forgiveness, redemption, and finding family.