Third Thursday Los Alamos Bookclub

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT

Book: ***The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife ***by Anna Johnston

Description below

• Date: every third Thursday of the month

• Time: 6:00PM-9:00 PM

• Location: Address will be provided after sign-up. If you don't see a direct message a week or so before the event with the address, it's because sometimes the meet up site won't let us contact people. Please feel free to give Anna a call at Boomerang (505-662-1479) for the address.
• Please bring your own beverage of choice.
• We usually have pizza, salad, and a contribution jar.
• Participants are welcome to bring food to share but it is not required.

If you are interested in being a member, come even if you haven’t read the book.

Adults only, please. Space is limited to 12, so let us know if you sign up but can’t come, in case there is a waiting list.

Book Description:
For readers of Remarkably Bright Creatures and A Man Called Ove, 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. 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.

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 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.

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