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2027

Mind, Body, and Beyond

The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

Anna Johnston

Audience:

Adult

82-year-old Frederick Fife is lonely and running out of money when he is mistaken for an assisted living resident. He unexpectedly gains a second chance to heal an estranged family, and himself. Filled with warmth and humor, this tender novel explores the resilience of the aging mind and the extraordinary ways human connection heals body and spirit.

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About the Author

Anna Johnston is a former baby, aspiring octogenarian and emerging Australian author with a love for the heartfelt and hilarious. She grew up in country Victoria before moving to Melbourne where she lives joyously with her husband and daughters by the beach. Anna left an imminent career in medicine to follow her heart into her grandfather’s nursing home where she became the social support coordinator, taking great delight in shaking up the usual program. When injury left her unable to continue working in aged care, she began to write about it, channelling her love for older people onto the page. Anna has enjoyed a lifelong passion for theatre, screenplay, travel, and creative writing.

Anna Johnston

Photo credit: Penguin Random House

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