TY - BOOK AU - Duigan, Virginia, TI - The age of discretion SN - 1925384667 U1 - A823.4 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Edgecliff, N.S.W. PB - Ventura KW - Older women KW - Fiction KW - Dating services KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Dating (Social customs) KW - Humorous stories KW - lcgft KW - Domestic fiction N2 - 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 ER -