Gabrielle Carey was best known for Puberty Blues – but I knew her as a formidable intellectual who mastered the art of living well

  • Written by: Russell Smith, Lecturer in English, Australian National University
Gabrielle Carey was best known for Puberty Blues – but I knew her as a formidable intellectual who mastered the art of living wellJamie Kidston/ANU

The last time I saw Gabrielle Carey, who died this week, aged 64, was a couple of weeks ago in Sydney. I’d texted that I was coming to Sydney for the weekend, and she texted back to say she was meeting “a couple of Joyceans” for a morning walk in Lavender Bay and would I like to join them?

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