The Age of Discretion

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When the sex in Vivien Quarrys thirty-two-year marriage dwindles to nothing, her husband Geoff finally gives her a reason: Men are hardwired to not find older women attractive.

This unforgivable statement, uttered by a man long past his Adonis years, prompts Vivien to take drastic action. At sixty-seven, she most definitely doesnt feel past it, and so enlists the services of the enigmatic Martin Glover from The Discretion Agency.

Under the sardonic eye of her oldest friend Jules, a world-famous operatic soprano facing the closing years of a brilliant career, Viv embarks on a series of wildly unpredictable, and sometimes hilariously cringeworthy dates with wholly unexpected consequences.

Told with great humour and heart, the accomplished Virginia Duigan delivers a provocative and profoundly relatable story that proves living is not reserved for the young.

Praise for Virginias past novels

Highly recommended. ABCs The Book Show

Captivating The Australian

Duigan is a wonderful writer The Sunday Telegraph

Author Bio

Virginia Duigan wrote the screenplay of the 1998 movie The Leading Man, starring Jon Bon Jovi, Thandie Newton and Barry Humphries. Before becoming a novelist, Duigan worked as a journalist, broadcaster, editor and TV scriptwriter. She was a freelance contributor to The Bulletin, The Age, The Australian, The Financial Review, Cinema Papers, and in London to the The Observer and The Times. She was Literary Editor of The National Times, and a theatre, book, film and restaurant reviewer. She has written three novels:The Precipice, Days Like TheseandThe Biographer. Born in Cambridge she now lives in both Sydney and London with her husband, film director Bruce Beresford. Author Location: Balmain, NSW.