{"product_id":"the-big-finishbooks","title":"The Big Finish","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of Goodreads Top 25 Feel-Good and Escapist Books to Read in Quarantine as seen in \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] funny, winning debut.”—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Delightfully quirky and endearing…an absolute pleasure to read!”—#1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author Emily Giffin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Duffy, an old curmudgeon who lives in an assisted living home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMeet Josie, a desperate young woman who climbs through his window.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTogether, they’re going to learn it’s never too late—or too early—to change your ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e Josie’s toxic boyfriend. Before he knows it, he’s running a covert operation that includes hitchhiking and barhopping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.","brand":"Fossey, Brooke","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":44264220098784,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_bf1ba663-3c02-49c7-9cb1-f35e3407471a.jpg?v=1697644640","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-big-finishbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}