Older Women Don't Giggle

Synopsis: A femme d'un certain âge, as the French refer to, is a woman of indeterminate age who can be sophisticated and attractive. It's an elegant phrase and to me, not at all derogatory. For author K. Charles Oelfke II, it implies an undercurrent of mystery, combined with a certain fascination and respect for the woman so described.

In Older Women Don't Giggle, Oelfke shares the story of his life, an exciting romp that might help older women realize their potential as femmes d'un certain âge and help young men wake up to life's possibilities. In this memoir, he discusses his approach to intimate relationships, mixed with personal experiences such as world travel in his powder blue VW Beetle, all while absorbing architectural history.

Oelfke tells how he looks at things from a different perspective than most other men, particularly where women are concerned. Older Women Don't Giggle chronicles how he's lived an extraordinary life full of adventure, business experiences, travel, and excitement, interspersed with marvelous romantic and erotic experiences.

"A lover teaches a wife all her husband has kept from her."

-Honoré Balzac

Had Benjamin read my book, he could have avoided much grief.

Had Mrs. Robinson read my book, Benjamin could have had a great ride.

Autobiography: K. Charles Oelfke 2nd earned a bachelor's degree from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and a Fulbright Grant to the Institute of Urbanism, Paris, France, where he remained for twenty years. His work involved developing corporate identity programs and design solutions for multi-national companies worldwide. Oelfke negotiated the first-ever design contract with the former Soviet Union; developed product profile reports, wrote text, and produced marketing material for aerospace manufacturing; wrote articles for technical publications in the United States and Australia. After returning to the United States, he rubbed nickels with an MIT/Sigma Chi brother, traveling to eight West African countries, participating in the creation of agricultural feasibility studies. He served for years as Hon. Brazilian Consul for Arizona and Portuguese interpreter in federal and municipal courts. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his beautiful Brazilian wife, a true FCA.