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

Frederick Fifewas 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, at age eighty-two, theres nobody left in Freds life to borrow from, and he’s broke and on the brink of eviction.But Freds luck changes when he’s mistaken for Bernard Greer, a missing resident at the local nursing home, and takes his place. Now Fred has warm meals in his belly and a roof over his headas long as his look-alike Bernard 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.