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Gerry Bobsien lived in Newcastle, New South Wales. She worked as an artist, blacksmith and curator. Bobsien also surfed, an experience which she used in her debut novel Surf Ache (2009).
yThe Colour of TroubleNewtown:Walker Books Australia,2012Z18744242012single work novel young adult
'Maddy can't stop making things: art, fashion and, most of all, TROUBLE.
'A new art project could give her the notoriety she desires, but that's not all she's dealing with. Her bestie, Darcy, is acting weird and starts dating a girl he's never mentioned before. Her mum is living and working hundreds of kilometres away, and a new mystery boy keeps popping up at the most inconvenient times ...
'Will the fallout from her latest project push away all the people she loves? Does Maddy really want to be this NOTORIOUS?' (From the publisher's website.)