Old friends Vivien and Julia are in crisis mode. Out of the blue, Viv's husband of over 30 years delivers a devastating marital deal-breaker. And world-famous soprano Julia Jefferies fears her brilliant career is at an end. But these are two resourceful-and very contemporary-women. Viv's audacious move sets up a cascade of events that will alter her family forever. Now it's official: love is not only for the young. This romantic comedy of manners is seductive, sophisticated, and in every way provocative. The Age of Discretion upends beliefs and expectations in a hilarious, untidy love story for our times. And for our ages-whatever they may be.