This is puberty blues 2 episode 5 by glendyn ivin on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Puberty blues by gabrielle carey goodreads share book. Goodreads members who liked puberty blues also liked. Aug 15, 2012 an australian teenage classic back in print. Puberty blues is an iconic australian book that based on a witheringly brutal and honest account of two best friends growing up in the misogynistic surf culture of cronulla aka the shire during the 1970s.
As an adult, lette became a newspaper columnist and sitcom writer, but returned to the novel form with girls night out in 1988 and has since written several more novels and plays, including foetal attraction, mad cows and dead sexy. By day, we were at school learning logarithms, but by nightin the back of cars, under the bowling alley, on cronulla beach, or, if you were lucky, in a bed while. Jul 04, 2012 heres a first look at puberty blues, a brand new australian television series airing on network ten in 2012. In this selection from chapter 1, surfie scrag, writer and broadcaster nell schofield recalls how she won the role of debbie and explores how the idiosyncratically australian tale resonates with her own life, and viewers some 25 years after it surfed onto. It was boring because it was like watching a mirror image of my life, a life i was dissatisfied with, but ultimately trapped. Once they are accepted into the group, they realise that the groups laidback, ultracool facade is just that. I cannot say that i was a part of the culture described in the book but i knew many people we were part of that scene.
Now more than 30 years later, i realise my 14 year old self was correct but for different reasons. Gary hennessey puberty blues wiki fandom powered by wikia. She is one of the pioneering voices of contemporary feminism, paving the way for caitlin moran and lena dunham. The eels album electroshock blues got me through one of the most. Kathy lette is a celebrated and outspoken comic writer who has an inimitable take on serious current issues. Growing up is hard, but going through puberty is even harder. Kathy lette, author of the boy who fell to earth, puberty blues. Dec, 2016 but teenagers devoured it and the bestselling book later became a classroom classic for telling it how it was and maybe still is for some. I was a little bit older when i read this book and so i feel like i didnt get as much from it if i had read it at 15 or 16 but nevertheless, i consumed this book. Books similar to puberty blues goodreads share book. Puberty blues is a story about a nation growing up. The remake of the 1979 australian novel by gabrielle carey and kathy lette was the second most watched show in the key advertising demographics of 1849, 1639 and 25.
Puberty blues is a leisurely, entertaining tale about a group of teenagers fumbling, fighting and fretting their way through adolescence. Gabrielle carey is often unfairly referred to as the other writer of puberty blues first published in 1979, overshadowed by the effusive kathy lette, who has written a series of laughoutloud best sellers. People were shocked to read about casual sex of years olds and parents suddenly realized what was going on behind the closed doors of their teenagers bedrooms. I also always hide the book of my enemy behind hemorrhoids, a story in pictures. It is one of the great comingofage stories in australia, and it remains as relevant now as when it was first written over three decades ago. Puberty blues is a 1979 novel by gabrielle carey and kathy lette. Puberty blues by carey, gabrielle and kathy lette and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Watch puberty blues free tv series full seasons online tubi. Gabrielle teaches writing at the university of technology, sydney. Puberty blues by kathy lette and gabrielle carey gabrielle carey is often unfairly referred to as the other writer of puberty blues first published in 1979, overshadowed by the effusive kathy lette, who has written a series of laughoutloud best sellers. For deb and sue, life is about surfies, panel vans, straightleg levis, nicking off from school, getting wasted and fitting in. Set during the late 1970s, the series revolves around the family and friends of debbie and sue, two inseparable teenage friends who are progressing through the coming of age process. The text publishing company and random house australia are delighted to announce that they have combined forces to publish the iconic puberty blues by gabrielle carey and kathy lette. A hormonal, changing teenage girl comes across meeting one of the hottest guys in the school. Set during the late 1970s, the series revolves around the family and friends of debbie and sue, two inseparable teenage friends who are progressing through the coming.
For many of the angloaustralian girls who reached puberty in the late 1970s or early 1980s, the novel and bruce beresfords 1981 film. Here authors and guardian childrens books site members reveal the books. Now a major television series on channel 10 starring ashleigh cummings, brenna harding and claudia karvan this is the definitive. Gabrielle carey is the author of novels, biography, autobiography,essays, articles and short stories, including confessions of a teenage celebrity, about the tumultuous time surrounding the writing and publishing of puberty blues. The book is autobiographical and details the secret lives led by the two teenage girls growing up near cronulla beach in the. There was my actual puberty, then the book, then the movie of the book directed by bruce beresford, and now the 8 hour mini series.
A semiautobiographical book by kathy lette and gabriele carey, it was made into a popular film directed by bruce baresford of the same title that. Puberty blues traces the lives of two adolescent females who have spent the first part of their lives in a group by themselves, while desperately trying to break into the in crowd who dominate the greenhill beach. I was about thirteen, alone in my bedroom with the door firmly shut. Puberty blues is great entertainment because its both dark and sweet. A profoundly moral story germaine greer i dont recall reading puberty blues so much as devouring it. But back in the seventies things were a bit more openminded, or at least they appear that way on puberty blues. Aug 16, 2012 based on the iconic novel puberty blues by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, the series will move beyond the original pages and explore the mis adventures of these young girls, their families and friends in a more naive time in australias history. Channel ten have just commissioned a second 8 hour mini series. Puberty blues is the biography which launched kathy lettes writing career and made her famous. Puberty blues by gabrielle carey penguin books australia. In the second episode of season two, which airs wednesday, brenna hardings.
Text publishing puberty blues, book by gabrielle carey. Puberty blues follows the lives of two sunburnt 16 yearold best friends, raised in the beach city of cronulla in the sutherland shire of south sydney. Australian movies educational aspects education, secondary high schools portrayals research motion pictures motion pictures, australian movies social aspects secondary education. Truth masquerades as fiction as kathy lette and gabrielle carey portray themselves, at thirteen years of age, as deb and sue in a tell all account of being a teenager in. You and me against the world revisiting puberty blues.
A television series based on the novel began airing in 2012. Puberty blues is an australian cultclassic and its the book that parents give to their children when they become a teenager to dissuade them from experimenting with drugs and sex. A puberty blues for the digital age, a lolita with a webcam, its what happens when young girls are forced to grow up too fast. Puberty blues and the representation of an australian comprehensive high school. Kathy lette, author of the boy who fell to earth, puberty blues, how to kill your husband and many more, answers five. Kathy lette and gabrielle carey are the authors of the book puberty blues. Aug 15, 2012 puberty blues is raw, humorous and honest. In season 1 he dated vicki until she cheated on him and the broke up.
Puberty blues series 2 episode 8 5 years ago debbie is finally back in cronulla from boarding school but cant seem to settle back in. Puberty blues is a 1981 australian comingofage film directed by bruce beresford. This is kathy lettes first novel, written with her surfie chick friend gabrielle carey, when they were 18. Puberty blues 1981 was based on the book of the same name by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, a pair of reallife sydney teens who wrote newspaper articles under the pseudonym the salami. I remember reading the book in high school when it was a compulsory part of the literature curriculum and in time its become an important protofeminist work. Ryde library service community book club collection. Puberty blues 2 puberty blues series 2 episode 8 on vimeo. I cannot say that i was a part of the culture described in the book but i. In the late 1970s, debbie and sue are inseparable teenage girls. As im mid menopause, its all very hormonally confusing. It has long been controversial with adults but much sought out by teenagers for its depictions of adolescent sex. Inseparable friends, debbie and sue, want to travel with the cool gang, but first must endure the humiliation and sucking up to get there. Puberty blues audiobook by kathy lette, gabrielle carey.
Ifyou want to download this ebook, i provide downloads as a pdf, kindle, word, txt, ppt, rar and zip. The author of puberty blues and chicklit books such as foetal attraction, and her latest book, best laid plans, lette met robertson in 1989 on the set of his abc tv series, hypothetical, in. I just felt that is was so well written, and quite thought provoking. While gabrielle might prefer a life with less publicity, she is no lesser a writer. It is based on the 1979 book by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, which was also the inspiration for the 1981 film puberty blues.
I read an excerpt of this book a while back and always told myself to read the full thing. Authors and teenagers share the books that saved their life. The sexism, the bullying, the infidelity, the deceit and the teenage awkwardness made it uncomfortable to watch at times. Puberty blues is about top chicks and surfie spunks and the kids who dont quite make the cut. The book was released in 1979 when the girls were only 18 years old, and appeared on the big screen two years later. Sue obtains the perfect boyfriend, ferris visits graham in hospital in an attempt to make things right, vicki gets married, bruce and danny attempt their first armed robbery, debbie and gary fall in love all. Jan 30, 20 puberty blues is incredibly widely read and known, with most australians being familiar with either the film, the book or both. Outlander star sam heughan transforms into a supersoldier to hit the big screen with franchisemaker vin diesel. In this selection from chapter 1, surfie scrag, writer and broadcaster nell schofield recalls how she won the role of debbie and explores how the idiosyncratically australian tale resonates with her own life, and viewers some 25 years after it. Download free puberty blues you can download free book and read puberty blues by kathy lette, gabrielle carey for free here. Sequence being analysed can be seen in the above video 4.
Puberty blues premium content premium content arts hub is pleased to bring you an extract from puberty blues the latest in the australian screen classics series from currency press. Puberty blues follows the lives of two sunburnt 16 yearold best friends, raised in. Puberty blues is an australian comingofage comedydrama television series broadcast on network ten. Coming of age in the 1970s, puberty blues is about top chicks and surfie spunks and the kids who dont make it, in a world where only the gang and the surf count. I went to school in the 50s and 60s and puberty blues brought back a lot of memories.
Gary and debbie went through a rough patch when he cheated on her when she was at boarding school they later made up but at. Kathy lettes first novel, written with her surfie chick friend gabrielle carey, when they were eighteen. No beating around the bush when it comes to sex ed in. I am male and a senior citizen, but i enjoyed the channel 10 tv drama of puberty blues so much ashleigh cummings was just wonderful as debbie that i wanted to read the book. This new edition of puberty blues is published jointly by text publishing and random house. Puberty blues is an australian book, film and tv show set in the 70s. Puberty blues is surely one those early 80s films with its own theme song that makes you just want to throw things at the tv screen, cringing at almost everything the film portrays. Arts hub is pleased to bring you an extract from puberty blues the latest in the australian screen classics series from currency press.
Jul 15, 1983 puberty blues, which opens today at the cinema studio, is based on a novel of the same name by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, which purported to tell all about the mores of surfer teenagers. Text publishing puberty blues, book by gabrielle carey and. 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. Bestselling author kathy lettes debut novel is available in britain for the first time. It was adapted into film in 1981 by bruce beresford and was made into a tv series in 2012 the novel and film focus on the two main characters, teenagers debbie vickers and sue knight, as they try and get in with the cool crowd, the green hills gang. Download free puberty blues by kathy lette, gabrielle. Puberty blues 2 puberty blues 2 episode 5 on vimeo. Puberty blues is based on the 1979 book by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, which was also the inspiration for the 1981 film puberty blues. Aug 30, 2012 puberty blues is a story about a nation growing up. My copy is a 2002 reprint from england with new forewards by two of the few australian lady. Truth masquerades as fiction as kathy lette and gabrielle carey portray themselves, at thirteen years of age, as deb and sue in a tell all account of being a teenager in sydneys beachside suburbs during the 1970s. He later starts dating debbie and it continues into season 2. Written 20 years ago, puberty blues is the bestselling account of growing up in the 1970s that took australia by storm and spawned an eponymous cult movie. Puberty blues 1979 is a novel by the australian writers gabrielle carey and kathy lette.
As a 14 year old i saw a snippet of puberty blues and thought it was boring. Find books like puberty blues from the worlds largest community of readers. Puberty blues by gabrielle carey abebooks passion for books. Puberty blues is an iconic australian movie and book and tv show that forever immortalised the youth culture of the late 70searly 80s, including the glorious slang. But the book was also quickly hailed as a feminist manifesto and a cult classic.
First published in 1979 in australia by two 18yearolds, it was a scandal, since it was about sex and drugs and if you count pat boone rock n roll. Weve all been through one or all of those things and i think not a lot has changed since 1979 but the clothes and the drugs of choice. Feb 01, 2012 puberty blues traces the lives of two adolescent females who have spent the first part of their lives in a group by themselves, while desperately trying to break into the in crowd who dominate. Based on the iconic novel puberty blues by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, the series will move beyond the original pages and explore the mis adventures of these young girls, their families and. On the surface, this film can be seen for what it is, a stark realization of teen angst in cronulla, at the start of the eighties. Do you want to search free download puberty blues or free read online. Puberty blues, which opens today at the cinema studio, is based on a novel of the same name by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, which purported to tell. First there was my actual puberty, then the book about it called puberty blues, a slim creation that speaks volumes its like straight literary vegemite, no butter followed by the bruce beresford film of the book and then, in my fifties, mid menopause, i relived it all again in the twentyhour tv miniseries which proved very. They say that your adolescent teenage years are the years to cherish, but i think otherwise. Aug 16, 2012 puberty blues showed girls obsessing about boys, giggling about boys, dressing for them, perving on them, and, most fascinating of all, harbouring their own sexual desires. Puberty blues unabridged audiobook, by kathy lette.
Puberty blues 1 hours and 27 minutes movie 1981 meet sue, a teenage australian girl in the late 70s, whose life mainly consists of doing what everyone else does watch the surfing boys and have sex with the same surfing boys. This new edition of puberty blues is published jointly by text publishing and random house australia, in time for the new channel 10 tv series screening from august 15 2012. Written twenty years ago, puberty blues is the bestselling account of growing up in the 1970s that took australia by storm and spawned an eponymous cult movie. Promo for new aussie drama puberty blues, based on the book. May 11, 2011 puberty blues is surely one those early 80s films with its own theme song that makes you just want to throw things at the tv screen, cringing at almost everything the film portrays.
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