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| گوینده: | Tim Carroll |
| مدت: | 10 hours 49 minutes |
کتاب The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife داستان فردریک فایف، مردی سالخورده و مهربان را روایت می‌کند که پس از سال‌ها مراقبت از همسرش، اکنون تنها، بی‌پول و در آستانه بی‌خانمانی قرار گرفته است. یک اشتباه عجیب در تشخیص هویت، فرصتی غیرمنتظره برای او ایجاد می‌کند تا به جای مردی دیگر وارد یک خانه سالمندان شود و زندگی تازه‌ای را آغاز کند. فردریک تصمیم می‌گیرد تا زمانی که حقیقت فاش نشده، از این فرصت برای تجربه دوباره حس تعلق، دوستی و خانواده استفاده کند.
با گذشت زمان، رفتار صمیمانه و قلب مهربان فردریک زندگی ساکنان خانه سالمندان و کارکنان آن را دگرگون می‌کند. در همین حال، دنیس، یکی از مراقبان مجموعه، به تدریج به هویت واقعی او مشکوک می‌شود و رازهای پنهان گذشته آشکار می‌شوند.
For 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.
“A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of A Man Called Ove and 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 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.
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