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Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 The Age of Discretion
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'When the sex in Vivien Quarry’s 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 doesn’t 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.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Edgecliff, Sydney Eastern Harbourside, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Ventura Press , 2019 .
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      Extent: 346p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 March 2019.
      ISBN: 9781925384666, 9781925384741

Works about this Work

Invisible Woman Hungry for Love as Appetites Wane Thuy On , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23 March 2019; (p. 24)

— Review of The Age of Discretion Virginia Patricia Duigan , 2019 single work novel

'One day Vivien Quarry’s husband of 32 years says offhandedly to her, “Men are hardwired to not find older women attractive.” Geoff’s declarative, inflammatory comment is enough to steer her off-kilter. And he, at 69, is hardly ­pulchritudinous himself.' (Introduction)

Invisible Woman Hungry for Love as Appetites Wane Thuy On , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23 March 2019; (p. 24)

— Review of The Age of Discretion Virginia Patricia Duigan , 2019 single work novel

'One day Vivien Quarry’s husband of 32 years says offhandedly to her, “Men are hardwired to not find older women attractive.” Geoff’s declarative, inflammatory comment is enough to steer her off-kilter. And he, at 69, is hardly ­pulchritudinous himself.' (Introduction)

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