With equal parts humour and pathos, Kathy Lette, one of the pioneering voices of contemporary feminism, exposes all the fun and foolish things girls do when scrabbling to find our high-heeled feet in the world.
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With equal parts humour and pathos, Kathy Lette, one of the pioneering voices of contemporary feminism, exposes all the fun and foolish things girls do when scrabbling to find our high-heeled feet in the world.
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Now an adult (kind of), Debbie from Puberty Blues and her girlfriends reveal what women really talk about when there are no men around.After breaking off with both her best friend and boyfriend in Byron, Debbie fled back to the suburbs, enduring her family’s sanctimonious ‘I told you so’s. But it wasn’t long before she was off again, this time to the inner-city world of punk rock, dodgy jobs, new friends and R-rated adventures.It’s the colourful, kaleidoscopic 1980s, a time of perms, shoulder pads, Blondie and Bowie, prawn cocktails, fondue parties and mistaking promiscuity for feminism. Despite knowing that women spend more time thinking about what men are thinking than men spend thinking, Debbie and her friends continue to have their hearts and minds tested and broken by married men and misogynistic bosses. Her female friends are her human Wonderbras – uplifting and supportive. Only on a girls’ night out can they strip off to their emotional undies and reveal all …
Critic Reviews
'Funny, loud and uninhibited.' -- The Daily Telegraph
'Written in fresh blood from the war between the sexes.' -- Los Angeles Times
About the Author
Kathy Lette divides her time between being a full-time writer, demented mother and trying to find a shopping trolley that doesn't have a clubbed wheel. Kathy first achieved success as a teenager with the novel Puberty Blues, now a major motion picture. She lives in London with her husband and two children and has just finished a stint as Writer-in-Residence at London's Savoy Hotel. Wendy Bos is an Australian actress and producer. She has appeared in dozens of theatre productions with several companies, including Spark Theatre Company, Fairly Lucid Productions and Adelaide Theatre Company. Her TV credits include Neighbours, Behind the Seams and McLeod’s Daughters. She has lent her voice to many audiobooks, including Sally Hepworth’s The Family Next Door, Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood and His Name was Walter by Emily Rodda.
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