Chronology
Celeste's Girl
November
| Chapter |
Scene |
Location |
Notes |
| 1 |
1 |
Library |
Ladies' room encounter |
| 2 |
2 |
Classroom |
Group Task Celeste notices Charlie |
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| Chars |
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Celeste-19 & Charlie-18 |
December
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
| N/A |
N/A |
1 |
Celeste and Charlie graduate Year 12 |
| N/A |
N/A |
2 |
Charlie begins at maintenance |
| 3 |
3 |
3 |
Charlie is sacked midweek |
| 3 |
3 |
3 |
Charlie starts at Wardrobe |
| 4, 5 |
4-5-6 |
3, 4 |
Mara tests Charlie |
| - |
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| Chars |
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Celeste, Charlie |
| New |
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Mr Greeves, Mara, Graham, Leah |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe: 2 weeks |
January
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
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Charlie settles in Wardrobe. Staff slowly assess |
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Charlie's suitability to their workplace |
| 6 |
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Wardrobe gets to know Charlie. |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe: 1 month |
- Actually 6 weeks end of Jan
February
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
| 7 |
7-8 |
2 |
Lauren visits Wardrobe, twice |
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Charlie is less and less noticeable, is fitting in |
| - |
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| Chars |
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Celeste, Charlie, Mara |
| New |
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Lauren, Roger |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe: 2 months |
March
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
| 8 |
8-9 |
4 |
Lauren understands Wardrobe is a good vocational fit |
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Puberty starts for Charlie, much to his horror |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe: 3 months |
April
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
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1 |
Frightened by puberty, Charlie starts anti-androgens |
| 9 |
10-11 |
3 |
Mara tells Charlie he will test garments (physics) |
| - |
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Celeste, Charlie, Mara, Lauren |
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Sarah, Lily, Bree |
| - |
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Wardrobe........: 4 months |
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Spironolactone |
May
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
| 10 |
12 |
4 |
"The Ledger" |
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Was: stays, chemises not warm enough, new design |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe........: 5 months |
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4 |
Spironolactone..: 1 month |
- Scene 28 started with "A period of three months will change a room."
- REPLACED: Scenes 15, 16, 17, 18 : The Ladder / Rungs strategy
June
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
| ?? |
19-20 |
1 |
Wardrobe Decides that Charlie rooms with Celeste |
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21-22-23 |
3 |
Charlie moves in with Celeste |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe........: 6 months |
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4 |
Spironolactone..: 2 months |
July
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
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24 |
3 |
Celeste defines Charlie as 'Wife' |
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4 |
Celeste applies to Uni for MBA |
| - |
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1 |
Charlie turns 19 |
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4 |
Wardrobe........: 7 months |
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4 |
Spironolactone..: 2 months |
- Key aspect to note: Charlie concludes that Wardrobe's acceptance depends upon his remaining physically non-threatening and relatively androgynous. He therefore begins Spironolactone in an attempt to preserve the conditions he believes earned that acceptance. His reasoning is internally logical but rests on an incomplete understanding of why the women trust him.
August
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
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26-27 |
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Wardrobe women identify Charlie as a woman |
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28 |
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Lauren accepts Charli's new definition |
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29 |
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Followed by Celeste |
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4 |
Wardrobe........: 8 months |
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4 |
Spironolactone..: 4 months |
September
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
| ?? |
30 |
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Celeste discovers the bottle |
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30, 31, 32 |
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Lauren is involved |
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33, 34 |
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Discussion on trust |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe........: 9 months |
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4 |
Spironolactone..: 5 months |
October
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
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35 |
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Celeste realises she has deeper feelings for Charli |
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2 |
Charli starts HRT |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe........: 10 months |
November
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
| ?? |
36 |
?? |
Sarah is invited to coffee, and later to Celeste's on a hot day |
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37 |
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News: Wardrobe had decided Charli was a woman before Celeste did |
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37 |
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Celeste takes it well โ she's mature. She and Charli make love. |
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38 |
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Sarah dumps Mr Golf Course |
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39 |
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Sarah discovers she's actually more attracted to women |
| - |
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3 |
Celeste turns 20 |
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4 |
Wardrobe.....: 11 months |
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4 |
HRT..........: 1 month |
December
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
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40 |
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Lauren confronts Roger, ends up at Sarah's |
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41 |
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Lauren feels she has to hide her attraction to Sarah from Sarah |
|
42-43-44 |
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Sarah provides a protective environment for Lauren |
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45 |
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Sarah opens up to Lauren: she is attracted to her |
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46-47 |
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They hug, only that because Lauren is still quite fragile |
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48 |
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They make love |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe...: 12 months |
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4 |
HRT........: 1 month |
January
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
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49-50 |
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Charli meets Celeste's mum |
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4 |
Wardrobe..: 1 year |
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4 |
HRT.......: 2 months |
February
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
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51 |
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The loading dock incident |
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52 |
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Celeste misinterprets Charli's shocked silence as secrecy |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe..: 13 months |
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4 |
HRT.......: 3 months |
March
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
|
53, 54, 55 |
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Charli and Sarah are selected to set up a new Historical Faire in Qld |
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56 |
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Charli's voice is heard for the first time |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe..: 14 months |
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4 |
HRT.......: 4 months |
[Celeste's Girl โ fin]
The Deep End
This book asks: Can I simply be?
(Ages: Celeste-20 / Charlie-19)
March
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
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1, 2 |
1 |
Sarah sees Charli's lack of experience in the 'real world' |
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3 |
1 |
Charli meets Brittany, Lisa and Ellen. Montville for coffee |
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4 |
1 |
Montville for coffee |
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5 |
1 |
Charli and Brittany go to the pub |
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6 |
1 |
Charli tells Brittany about her past |
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7 |
1 |
Calls her Charlotte. Pool party |
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8 |
1 |
Charlotte allows herself to be steamrolled |
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9 |
1 |
Fixes the zippers issue, which has repercussions in Torquay |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe..: 15 months |
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4 |
HRT.......: 5 months |
- ?? (Scenes 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
April
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
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15 |
1 |
Charlotte returns home from Maleny, accompanied by Lisa and Brittany |
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16 |
1 |
Brittany stays at Sarah and Lauren's. Sees Roger's dysfunctional behaviour |
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17 |
1 |
Roger intends to get to Lauren through Charlie, now Charlotte |
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| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe..: 16 months |
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4 |
HRT.......: 6 months |
May
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
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18 |
1 |
Roger sees Charlotte as Charlotte, gives up harassing Lauren |
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19 |
1 |
Celeste works at reconciling relationships. |
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20 |
1 |
Lauren struggles with her child being transgender |
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21 |
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Sarah sets her straight, gives her a new way to look at it |
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22 |
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Celeste works more on why she loves Charlotte |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe..: 17 months |
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4 |
HRT.......: 7 months |
June
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
|
23 |
1 |
Lauren accepts Charlotte, asks forgiveness |
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24 |
1 |
Charlotte confides that she wants SRS |
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25 |
1 |
The women organise a solution: SRS |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe..: 18 months |
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4 |
HRT.......: 8 months |
July
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
|
26 |
1 |
Wardrobe changes venue. Charlotte's SRS goes ahead |
|
27 |
1 |
Charlotte goes to Thailand with Brittany for the procedure |
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28 |
1 |
Celeste goes to Tasmania with Mara, discuss Lauren |
|
29 |
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Celeste reconciles with Lauren |
|
30 |
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Charlotte returns from Thailand |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe..: 17 months |
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4 |
HRT.......: 9 months |
(Age: Charlotte-20)
August
| Chapter |
Scene |
Week |
Notes |
|
31 |
1 |
Charlotte confuses usefulness with identity |
|
32 |
1 |
Charlotte goes to ED with a bladder infection |
|
33 |
1 |
Celeste explains that secrecy implies distrust |
|
34 |
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Charlotte confesses: "I don't know how to be." |
|
35 |
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Lauren and Celeste discuss Charlotte's dilemma |
| - |
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4 |
Wardrobe..: 17 months |
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4 |
HRT.......: 10 months |
[The Deep End โ fin]
"Book Three"
This book asks: Can I remain myself in a world that doesn't naturally operate by Wardrobe's rules?
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