{"product_id":"9781835986431","title":"Someone Your Own Age","description":"Author: Alex Neve\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781835986431\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Canelo\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 May 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes love doesn't follow the rules\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of her forty-second birthday, Esme's husband announces he's leaving her for a twenty-something sound bath practitioner. Desperate to avoid becoming her mother (who left her marriage in tatters and abandoned Esme as a child), she throws herself into her work, but when she meets new office temp Callum, Esme finds herself in the middle of what appears to be a second sexual awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInexplicably drawn to Callum and the potential of someone eleven years her junior, Callum and Esme embark on a secret affair that gives Esme back the joy she was missing in her staid, joyless marriage. The two grow closer, but Esme knows that she can never be more than a secret, physical connection - she's too old, too career-driven, she's approaching the end of fertility. What could a young, handsome aspiring actor want with her, anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Esme is forced to choose between what society deems acceptable and her feelings for Callum, will she follow her heart, or her head?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharp, sexy, funny love story about ageing, leaving your baggage behind, and the power of dating like a man. Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of You\u003c\/i\u003e, Daisy Buchanan, Caroline O'Donoghue and the film *Babygirl *will love this.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845844222110,"sku":"TLD-9781835986431","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781835986431.jpg?v=1781222861","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781835986431","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}