I think some people wished I'd kept myself out of the book. But I kind of insist on it because I want the reader to share my engagement with the material, if you like, not pretend that I'm doing it completely intellectually.

Critic Peter Craven writes that "Two Friends is arguably the most accompliHelen Garnerd piece of screenwriting the country has seen and it is characterised by a total lack of condescension towards the teenage girls at its centre". In 1972 Helen Garner was fired from her teaching job after publishing in The Digger a counter-culture magazine an anonymous account of frank and extended discussions Helen Garner had with her students about sexuality and sexual activities. Helen Garner (born 7 November 1942) is an Australian novelist short-story writer screenwriter and journalist.

Helen Garner (born 7 November 1942) is an Australian novelist short-story writer screenwriter and journalist. She has also written for film and theatre and has consistently won awards for her work.