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Gabrielle Carey (born 10 January 1959) is an Australian novelist noted for the teen novel Puberty Blues which she co-wrote with Kathy Lette. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story } Puberty Blues is a 1981 Australian film The film is based on the 1979 novel Puberty Blues, by Gabrielle Carey Kathy Lette (born 11 November 1958) is an Australian Author who has written a number of bestselling books This novel was the first teenage novel published in Australia that was actually written by teenagers. [1]

Carey was born in Sydney, New South Wales and was raised in an atheist, humanist household. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 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. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

Carey has a daughter, Brigid, and a son, Jimmy. She lives in Sydney and is a freelance writer, writing occasional articles for the The Sydney Morning Herald and other newspapers. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia

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Puberty Blues

Carey and Lette met as teenagers at about the age of 13 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 they claimed was based on real events. The novel shocked most parents for its graphic description of the behaviours of teenagers.

When the book was published Carey and Lette separated and their lives moved in different directions. [2] In 1981 a film version of the novel Puberty Blues was made, directed by Bruce Beresford. } Puberty Blues is a 1981 Australian film The film is based on the 1979 novel Puberty Blues, by Gabrielle Carey Bruce Beresford (born 16 August 1940 is an Academy Award -nominated Australian film director writer and producer

A film version of Carey's autobiographical novel, Just Us was also made into a screenplay in 1983 by Ted Roberts. Ted Roberts is an Australian Television Scriptwriter and supervising producer.

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  1. ^ filmography. Kathy Lette (born 11 November 1958) is an Australian Author who has written a number of bestselling books IMDb. Retrieved on 2007-09-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy.
  2. ^ The Big Chill by Helen Grasswill. ABC: Australian Story transcripts. Retrieved on 2007-09-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy.

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NAME Carey, Gabrielle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION writer
DATE OF BIRTH 10 January 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney, New South Wales Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
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