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A revolutionary and timeless tale of rebellion, surfing, and youthful discovery.
'By day, we were at school learning logarithms, but by night - in the back of cars, under the bowling alley, on Cronulla Beach, or, if you were lucky, in a bed while someone's parents were out - you paid off your friendship ring.'
For Deb and Sue, life is about surfies, panel vans, straight-leg Levis, nicking off from school, getting wasted, friendships and fitting in.
But why should guys have all the fun?
When Deb and Sue decide to take to the waves on boards, a whole culture is upturned.
Puberty Blues is raw, humorous and painfully honest.
An Australian classic that has been reimagined in film and on TV and shocking, exercising, empowering and entertaining readers for more than four decades.
Praise for Kathy Lette
"Funny, loud and uninhibited" - Daily Telegraph
"... sharp, funny and very readable." - Jo Brand
"One of the funniest authors of our time." - Look Magazine
"Her jokes are inspired." - Daily Mail
"I don't recall reading Puberty Blues so much as devouring it. I was about thirteen, alone in my bedroom with the door firmly shut. I was fascinated." - Kylie Minogue
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Puberty Blues by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey captures the quintessential coming-of-age experience within the surf culture of 1970s Australia. Critics appreciate the book's raw and candid portrayal of adolescence, emphasized through its sharp humour and authentic dialogue. While some commend its unflinching look at gender dynamics, others highlight how the novel effectively blends humour with serious themes.
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ISBN: 9781761045684
Publisher: Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 January 2022
Country: Australia
Imprint: Vintage (Australia)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 108g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Kathy Lette (Author) Kathy Lette is a celebrated and outspoken comic writer who has an inimitable take on serious current issues. She is the author of fifteen bestselling novels including Puberty Blues which was made into a major film and a TV miniseries, Mad Cows which was also made into a film, starring Joanna Lumley, and How to Kill Your Husband (and other handy household hints), which was staged by the Victorian Opera. She pioneered smart, funny, feminist fiction and has been published in seventeen languages. Kathy is an autodidact (clearly it's a word she taught herself) but has honorary doctorates from Southampton and Wollongong universities, and a Senior Honorary Fellowship from Regent's University London. She is an ambassador for Plan International and the National Autistic Society UK. Kathy lives in Sydney and London, and can often be found at the Savoy Hotel drinking a cocktail named after her. She cites her career highlights as once teaching Stephen Fry a word and Salman Rushdie the limbo, and scripting Julian Assange's cameo in the 500th episode of The Simpsons. Visit her website at www.kathylette.com to read her blog, follow KathyLetteAuthor on Facebook, @KathyLette on Twitter and @kathy.lette on Instagram. Gabrielle Carey (Author) Gabrielle Carey published her first co-written book, Puberty Blues, while still in her teens. She wrote biography, autobiography, memoir, essays and articles. Her book, Moving Among Strangers (UQP 2013), was the joint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Award for Non-Fiction and short-listed for the 2015 National Biography Award. Her essay 'Waking Up with James Joyce' was named a 'Notable Essay' by Best American Essays 2019. Her most recent book was a bibliomemoir - Only Happiness Here - in search of Elizabeth von Arnim (UQP 2020). For twenty-five years Gabrielle taught writing at various universities including the University of Canberra, the University of Western Sydney and the University of Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney.
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