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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Gabrielle Carey, co-author of Puberty Blues, dies aged 64

The novel, written with Kathy Lette in the 1970s when both were teenagers, was a landmark in Australian fiction

Gabrielle Carey, co-writer of iconic Australian coming of age novel Puberty Blues has died suddenly at the age of 64.

Carey and her fellow author Kathy Lette wrote the largely autobiographical novel when the pair were both teenagers. It received huge critical and popular acclaim for its frank depictions of sexism in surf and youth culture in 1970s Sydney.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/05/gabrielle-carey-death-puberty-blues-dies-aged-64

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