Have you ever wished that you had another chance in life? The major character in The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife does just that. The author, Anna Johnston has written a funny, heartwarming story. Everyone will like it.
It begins with Frederick being homeless and coming across a nursing home's outing. He finds a man dead in his wheelchair. Fred starts to push him back to the group but trips and falls. Bernard falls out of wheelchair and into the river and is gone. Fred is unconscious. Coincidentally, the two men look alike. The nursing home staff thinks Fred is Bernard. He tries to correct their mistake, but no one listens because Bernard had dementia. Eventually Fred gives up and accepts the fact that he is Bernard--especially when he finds out that Bernard had money.
The new Bernard is an improvement from the real one. He is kinder, helpful, and very considerate. He makes life pleasant for everyone, even the nursing home's staff. Best of all, he reconciles the estrangement between Bernard and his daughter.
The reader falls in love with this Bernard, too. However, the truth comes out and read about it yourself. Reconciliation is sweet.
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