Author: Devine, Frank.
Title: Older and Wiser: Essays 2002 - 2009.
Description: Sydney, Balmain Quadrant Books, 2009. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. 314 pp. The Sydney journalist Frank Devine writes about growing old - an aspect of human experience only thinly covered in literature. The author when he reached 70 decided to write about it: being home alone when his wife is hospitalised, on being a grandparent, long-term marriage, his cancer treatment, and the proper attitude and attire for a man of his age. He also looks at his long career in newspapers and Quadrant magazine, and discusses good writers and famous men. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN: 9780980677805

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