The Big Finish

By Brooke Fossey

Book Overview

" A] funny, winning debut."--People

Meet Duffy, an old curmudgeon who lives in an assisted living home.

Meet Josie, a desperate young woman who climbs through his window.

Together, they're going to learn it's never too late--or too early--to change your ways.

For Duffy Sinclair, life boils down to one simple thing: maintaining his residence at the idyllic Centennial Assisted Living. Without it, he's destined for the roach-infested nursing home down the road--and after wasting the first eighty-eight years of his life, he refuses to waste away for the rest. So, he keeps his shenanigans to the bare minimum with the help of his straight-laced best friend and roommate, Carl Upton.

But when Carl's granddaughter Josie climbs through their bedroom window with booze on her breath and a black eye, Duffy's faced with trouble that's sticking around and hard to hide--from Centennial's management and Josie's toxic boyfriend. Before he knows it, he's running a covert operation that includes hitchhiking and barhopping.

He might as well write himself a one-way ticket to the nursing home...or the morgue. Yet Duffy's all in. Because thanks to an unlikely friendship that becomes fast family--his life doesn't boil down the same anymore. Not when he finally has a chance to leave a legacy.

In a funny, insightful, and life-affirming debut, Brooke Fossey delivers an unflinching look at growing old, living large, and loving big, as told by a wise-cracking man who didn't see any of it coming.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1984804936
• ISBN13: 9781984804938
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

It's never too late for adventure!

This book was more fun than I expected. I enjoyed each of the characters (with the exception of Sharon, new owner of the assisted living facility, and the story's villain) and how they related to one another. I listened to an audio version but imagine the print version conveys the warmth the residents of the assisted living facility have for each other, most of the time, and the caring staff. I thought it was well written, poignant, funny, and had good character development. I will read (or listen to) more of Brooke Fossey in the future!