Australian author Gabrielle Carey who co-wrote the iconic coming-of-age novel Puberty Blues has died aged 64.
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Ms Carey co-wrote the 1979 semi-autobiographical book with Kathy Lette while they were still teenagers, about their experiences growing up in Sydney's Sutherland Shire.
Ms Lette responded to the news on Twitter, offering her condolences to Ms Carey's family and friends.
"I'm deeply saddened by the tragic news about my old friend Gabrielle Carey," she said.
"I have such happy memories of our teenage years. They were halcyon, heady days full of love, laughter and adventure.
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"We made some mischief and broke some barriers by writing "Puberty Blues" - our raw, earthy take on the brutal treatment of young women in the Australian surfing scene which is sadly, still so relevant."
Ms Carey went on to write non-fiction including memoirs of her mother and father, essays and biographies.
Her book Moving Among Strangers was the joint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Award for Non-Fiction.
Ms Carey most recently published bibliomemoir Only Happiness Here - in search of Elizabeth von Arnim in 2020.
She taught non-fiction writing at the University of Technology, Sydney and had a passion for writing about mental illness and drug and alcohol issues.
Ms Carey was born in Sydney, Australia on January 10, 1959.
