Yet that is exactly how old she is, the celebrated sex and scandal writer hitting the big 6-0 in January this year.
Turning sexagenarian could seem fatally tragic to most women, but no so to the perennially surprising De, who realised she had interesting company of exactly the same age.
India and she were now the exact same age, she realised, which brings us to her upcoming book, Superstar: India, a non-fiction look at India and herself, two 60-year olds who seem poised for change -- as well as replete with myths that need busting.
Photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani
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