Flippin-eck! not much "Christmas Spirit" around this forum.
I believe Hilary Boyd has got her facts absolutely correct. There is much more of a trend toward novels that appeal mainly to the twenty, thirty, fourty age group. It would be fabulous to come across work that people from fifty-plus could relate to. Life as we are all aware, hits us in stages, where some subjects are much more relevent than when we were younger. You could hardly write about a story, for instance, of a woman or man looking back over their lives, with regret or confusion or bitterness, if you were twenty-one! There is indeed a hole to be filled. I will read "Thursdays in the Park" and get back to you. Have a wonderful christmas. I intend to let my fabulous grandson run me ragged!