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The time of her life
27th June 2011: The Age
Joan McCarthy is turning accepted notions of ageing and sexuality on their head.
Joan McCarthy is happier than she's ever been. She's having some fabulous sex. She's working on her PhD Last year, she completed her first triathlon.
She is a melange of vivacity and serenity and wit and confidence and humility. She radiates liberation.
And she says she's quite typical of women her age. Joan McCarthy is 72.
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Author Joan McCarthy in The Zone
Michael Short interviews author Joan McCarthy for The Zone
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![Joan speaking with High School students at Local Authors Expo at Erina Library 22.7.15](images/local-authors-expo-erina-library-july-2015-1.jpg)
Joan speaking with High School students
at Local Authors Expo at Erina Library 22.7.15
![Joan and Maureen talking about their books at the Local Authors Expo at Erina Library 22.7.15](images/local-authors-expo-erina-library-july-2015-2.jpg)
Joan and Maureen talking about their books
at the Local Authors Expo at Erina Library 22.7.15
![Enjoying the company of women at Singleton Library Author Talk 16th July 2015](images/singleton-june-2015.jpg)
Enjoying the company of women at
Singleton Library Author Talk 16th July 2015
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Senior Citizen's Week 2015 - Wyong Shire Council
![Author talk at Cessnock Library](images/cessnock-june-2015.jpg)
Author talk at Cessnock Library
![Doris visits Joan at Kurri Library](images/kurri-1-june-2015.jpg)
"Doris" visits Joan at Kurri Library
![Afternoon Tea at Author Talk at Kurri Library](images/kurri-2-june-2015.jpg)
Afternoon Tea at Author Talk at Kurri Library
![Book signing for Sixty Strong and Sexy](images/maureen-2.jpg)
Book signing for Sixty Strong and Sexy