This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryusedbook markings inside. A profoundly moral story germaine greer i dont recall reading puberty blues so much as devouring it. It is based on the 1979 book by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, which was. Kathy lette is a celebrated and outspoken comic writer who has an inimitable take on serious current issues. Episodes 1,2,7,8,9 by glendyn ivin episodes 2,3 by sean kruck episodes 4,5 by emma freeman. The cast and crew kathy lette was particularly happy with schofields performance, which in effect functioned as a massive celluloid magnification of her own grungy teenage experiences. Download free puberty blues by kathy lette, gabrielle. Puberty blues is a 1981 australian comingofage film directed by bruce beresford. I just felt that is was so well written, and quite thought provoking.
A television adaptation of the 1979 australian novel of the same name. The penultimate scene in puberty blues is for most viewers including this writer, the defining moment in the film. Text publishing puberty blues, book by gabrielle carey and. 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.
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. Puberty blues 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. What i found interesting was, despite the accent and a few changes in clothes and hair, these teenagers arent much different than american teens. She is one of the pioneering voices of contemporary feminism, paving the way for caitlin moran and lena dunham. As a 14 year old i saw a snippet of puberty blues and thought it was boring. Aug 20, 2012 watching puberty blues with your kids. In the late 1970s, debbie and sue are inseparable teenage girls. Also this was based on a book from a real surfer girl and her true life adventures and i heard it was a faithful adaptation of it. Set during the late 1970s, the series revolves around the family and friends of debbie and sue, two inseparable. The film is based on the 1979 novel puberty blues, by gabrielle carey and kathy lette, which is a protofeminist teen novel about two yearold girls from the lower middle class sutherland shire in sydney. I thought that it would be fascinating to look at the whole puberty ordeal from the other end of the telescope. Even if you dont usually read ya you should read this book.
Jul 16, 20 this feature is not available right now. As debbie says in voiceover, popularity and status, at school and on the beach is determined by whether you are a surfer or a. 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 the end of season 2 it is unclear if they are still together. Kathy lette and gabrielle carey are the authors of the book puberty blues. It was boring because it was like watching a mirror image of my life, a life i was dissatisfied with, but ultimately trapped. A television series based on the novel began airing in 2012. The book of puberty blues was an underground sensation at school. 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. Woman rachael blake richard roxburgh simon baker sport surfing tim winton. Based on the 2008 book by celebrated australian author tim winton. The book of puberty blues was an underground sensation at school, carefully hidden from the view of teachers for fear that theyd bust our game wide open.
Jul 28, 2017 from the new puberty blues tv show, minus two tracks. Whereas those films followed the exploits of horny young males trying to get laid, puberty blues centres around a couple of girls, best friends debbie vickers nell schofield and sue knight jad. Puberty blues 2 puberty blues series 2 episode 2 on vimeo. Puberty blues 2012 izzy stevens and ellie gall on set of puberty blues tyler atkins on set of puberty blues with isabelle cornish. Richard ferguson, rachel baxendale, angelica snowden. 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. Watch puberty blues online vimeo on demand on vimeo. 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. The book is autobiographical and details the secret lives led by the two teenage girls growing up near cronulla beach in the. In season 1 he dated vicki until she cheated on him and the broke up. Do you want to search free download puberty blues or free read online. Kathy lette answers fan questions about her book puberty blues by random. Its 1977 and joinedatthehip teenagers debbie and sue are having the time of their lives, hanging out on cronulla beach and fantasising about getting into the greenhills gang, the bronzed surfers and their chicks who rule the beach. If you saw the season finale for puberty blues warning.
My copy is a 2002 reprint from england with new forewards by two of the few australian lady celebs, kylie minogue and germaine greer. Aug 15, 2012 an australian teenage classic back in print. With usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition. Puberty blues original soundtrack releases allmusic. In my local video rental shop, puberty blues sat on the same shelf as coming of age classics porkys, screwballs and the lemon popsicle series. Puberty blues is a retrospective that will appeal to both teens and adults trying to find the wisdom to navigate a childs most turbulent years. They had many of the same difficulties and hangups. 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. Written twenty years ago, puberty blues is the bestselling account of growing up in the 1970s that took more. Puberty blues is the biography which launched kathy lettes writing career and made her famous. Aug 16, 2012 melbourne academic lauren rosewarne sees the television adaptation of puberty blues as a timely reminder that female sexuality existed before lascivious retailers.
A brutally honest account of teen surf culture in the 1970s, puberty blues captures a key moment in. Blues clues s01e05 what does blue need blues clues s01e05. In the end, carey achieves something far more significant than the blandishments of a literary groupie. With brenna harding, ashleigh cummings, sean keenan, charlotte best. 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. 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. Bruce beresfords puberty blues from australia begins with the sight of two decidedly. Released in 1981, bruce beresfords iconic australian film remains an unsentimental summer treat, a girlpowered trip to the beach without rosecoloured sunglasses. It is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by gabrielle carey and kathy lette which is a protofeminist teen book about two year old girls, debbie vickers nell schofield and sue knight jad capelja, from the lower middle class sutherland shire in sydney. 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.
Puberty blues is a story about a nation growing up. Find album release information for puberty blues original soundtrack on allmusic. Jul 19, 2016 directed by bruce beresford maos last dancer, driving miss daisy, puberty blues is presented in a stunning new highdefinition transfer and includes uptodate special features produced exclusively for this release, diving deep into the 70s australian social landscape to deliver a classic coming of age tale. Goodreads members who liked puberty blues also liked. Gary hennessey puberty blues wiki fandom powered by wikia. Bestselling author kathy lettes debut novel is available in britain for the first time. 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. As im mid menopause, its all very hormonally confusing. Channel ten have just commissioned a second 8 hour mini series. 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. Australian movies educational aspects education, secondary high schools portrayals research motion pictures motion pictures, australian movies social aspects secondary education. 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. S2 spoiler ahead, youre probably wondering if there will be a third season in most cases when producers make television dramas they genuinely dont know if a show will get picked up. Books similar to puberty blues goodreads share book.
The mating rituals of two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of sydney. 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 someone. Now more than 30 years later, i realise my 14 year old self was correct but for different reasons. Once they are accepted into the group, they realise that the groups laidback, ultracool facade is just that.
This is puberty blues series 2 episode 2 by glendyn ivin on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Puberty blues 1979 is a novel by the australian writers gabrielle carey and kathy lette. Rachel finds she is drawn to mycroft, and the two of them soon team. Puberty blues is an australian comingofage comedydrama television series broadcast on network ten. 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. May 18, 2011 sequence being analysed can be seen in the above video 4. 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. Over the course of the narrative, schoolgirls sue knight jad capelja and debbie vickers nell schofield have progressively ingratiated themselves into the cool cronulla beach surfie set. Set in the 1970s, it follows the misadventures of debbie and sue, two cronulla girls angling to break out of dickheadland into the coolest surfie gang. Puberty blues is one of those television series that looks set to be a rewarding drama full of life lessons, but should still be watched cautiously. Find books like puberty blues from the worlds largest community of readers. 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. Based on the autobiographical novel by the outrageous salami sisters kathy lette and gabrielle carey, puberty blues is a comingofage chickflick with bite.
Download free puberty blues you can download free book and read puberty blues by kathy lette, gabrielle carey for free here. The girls attempt to create a popular social status by ingratiating themselves with the greenhill gang of. 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. I was about thirteen, alone in my bedroom with the door firmly shut. It has long been controversial with adults but much sought out by teenagers for its depictions of adolescent sex. I first read puberty blues in 1981, and on rereading it this year to coincide with the new channel 10 miniseries based on the book, its hard to see where kathy stops and gabrielle begins, and vice versa. Puberty blues is an australian, comingofage film directed by bruce beresford. It is based on the 1979 book by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, which was also the inspiration for the 1981 film puberty blues.
Puberty blues and the representation of an australian. 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. 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. With nell schofield, jad capelja, jeffrey rhoe, tony hughes.
Puberty blues and the representation of an australian comprehensive high school. 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. 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. Puberty blues by gabrielle carey penguin books australia. There will be language and sexual content reflective of teenagers growing up in an age just as promiscuous as our own. Ifyou want to download this ebook, i provide downloads as a pdf, kindle, word, txt, ppt, rar and zip. 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. He later starts dating debbie and it continues into season 2. Aug 15, 2012 puberty blues is raw, humorous and honest. This is a seamlessly coauthored book about a noholesbarred coming of age. Text publishing puberty blues, book by gabrielle carey. Puberty blues 2 puberty blues series 2 episode 8 on vimeo. Puberty blues author gabrielles careys quest for a connection.
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