Gabrielle Carey
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Gabrielle Carey is an Australian writer noted for the teen novel Puberty Blues
which she co-wrote with Kathy Lette
. This novel was the first teenage novel published in Australia that was actually written by teenagers.
Carey has a daughter, Brigid, and a son, Jimmy. She lives in Sydney and is a freelance writer, writing occasional articles for The Sydney Morning Herald
and other newspapers. She currently works as a lecturer in writing at the University of Technology, Sydney.
When the book was published Carey and Lette separated and their lives moved in different directions. In 1981 a film version of the novel Puberty Blues
was made, directed by Bruce Beresford
.
A film version of Carey's autobiographical book, Just Us, an account of her relationship with Parramatta Gaol prisoner Terry Haley, was also made in 1986. It was directed by Gordon Glenn from a screenplay by Ted Roberts
.
Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues is a 1981 Australian film directed by Bruce Beresford. The film is based on the 1979 novel Puberty Blues, by Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette, which is a proto-feminist teen novel about two 13 year-old girls from the Sutherland Shire in Sydney, Australia...
which she co-wrote with Kathy Lette
Kathy Lette
Kathy Lette is an Australian author who has written a number of bestselling books.Born in Sydney's southern suburbs, she first attracted attention in 1979 as the coauthor of Puberty Blues, a strongly autobiographical, proto-feminist teen novel about two 13-year-old southern suburbs girls...
. This novel was the first teenage novel published in Australia that was actually written by teenagers.
Life
Carey was born in Sydney, and was raised in an atheist, humanist household. While in Ireland in the mid-eighties she converted to the Catholic faith, becoming convinced of the importance of spirituality in everyday life. After a year in Ireland she left and lived for several years in a small village in Mexico, returning to Australia in the early 1990s.Carey has a daughter, Brigid, and a son, Jimmy. She lives in Sydney and is a freelance writer, writing occasional articles for The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
and other newspapers. She currently works as a lecturer in writing at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Puberty Blues
Carey and Lette met as teenagers at the age of 12 while still at school and became best friends. Both girls left school early (Carey at 15 and Lette a year later) against the wishes of their families. Leaving home they shared a flat together and wrote Puberty Blues, which was based on real events. The novel shocked many people by its graphic description of teenage behaviour.When the book was published Carey and Lette separated and their lives moved in different directions. In 1981 a film version of the novel Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues is a 1981 Australian film directed by Bruce Beresford. The film is based on the 1979 novel Puberty Blues, by Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette, which is a proto-feminist teen novel about two 13 year-old girls from the Sutherland Shire in Sydney, Australia...
was made, directed by Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford is an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 40-year career.-Early life:...
.
A film version of Carey's autobiographical book, Just Us, an account of her relationship with Parramatta Gaol prisoner Terry Haley, was also made in 1986. It was directed by Gordon Glenn from a screenplay by Ted Roberts
Ted Roberts
Ted Roberts is an Australian television screenwriter and supervising producer.After completing his education at Marist Brothers College in Randwick, Roberts worked in advertising and sales promotion before commencing his career as a freelance writer for television and filmTed Roberts began his...
.
Novels
- Puberty Blues with Kathy LetteKathy LetteKathy Lette is an Australian author who has written a number of bestselling books.Born in Sydney's southern suburbs, she first attracted attention in 1979 as the coauthor of Puberty Blues, a strongly autobiographical, proto-feminist teen novel about two 13-year-old southern suburbs girls...
(McPhee Gribble, 1979) ISBN 0869140108 - The Borrowed Girl (Picador, 1994) ISBN 0330355988
Autobiography
- Just Us (Penguin Books, 1984) ISBN 0140074252
- In My Father's House (Pan Macmillan Publishers Australia, 1992) ISBN 0330272942
Personal Essays
- So Many Selves (ABC Books, 2006) ISBN 9780733319822
- Waiting Room (Scribe Publications, 2009) ISBN 9781921372629
Edited
- The Penguin Book of Death with Rosemary Sorensen (Penguin Books, 1997) ISBN 0140259384
External links
- Gabrielle Carey official website
- The Big Chill. ABC: Australian Story Transcripts (Retrieved 15 September 2007)