Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Nevermore: Twice, Frederick Fife, Heartwood


Reported by Rita


Twice by Mitch Albom

What if you got to do everything in your life -twice? The heart of Mitch Albom's newest novel is a love story that dares to explore how our unchecked desires might mean losing what we've had all along.

Not his usual spiritual writing, but a romance with a very heart-warming ending. - LK 5 stars

 


The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

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. Fred's luck changes when, in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, he takes the place of Bernard Greer at the local nursing home. Now he has a roof over his head, three meals a day, and, most importantly, the chance to be part of a family again. All he has to do is hope that his poker face is in better shape than his prostate and that his look-alike never turns up. As Fred navigates life in Bernard's shoes, he learns about the man's past and what it might take to return a life in better condition than he found it.

A real feel-good story. - MH 5 stars

 


Heartwood by Amity Gaige

In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she battles the elements and struggles to keep hoping.

I listened to the audiobook and thought it was very good. - WJ 5 stars

 

 

Other Books Mentioned

 

Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home by Stephen Starring Grant

The Judge's List (The Whistler, #2) by John Grisham

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

The English Problem by Beena Kamlani

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs

Five Epic Disasters by Lauren Tarshis

The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei

Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lover's Mystery, #1) by Jenn McKinlay


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