My PlaceIn 1982 Sally Morgan travelled back to her grandmother's birthplace. What started out as a tentative search for information about her family, turned into an overwhelming emotional and spiritual pilgrimage. My Placebeings with the experiences of Sally's own life, growing up in suburban Perth in the fifties and sixties. Through the memories and images of her childhood and adolescence, vague hints and echoes begin to emerge, hidden knowledge is uncovered, and a fascinating story unfolds. It is a deeply moving account of a search for truth, into which a whole family is gradually drawn, finally freeing the tongues of the author's mother and grandmother, allowing them to tell their own stories. |
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... Ivanhoe . It wasn't that she'd actually lied about it , it was a sin of omission more than anything else . I popped the question over afternoon tea . Mum was shocked . But before she had time to gather her wits , I said , ' You ...
... Ivanhoe . It wasn't that she'd actually lied about it , it was a sin of omission more than anything else . I popped the question over afternoon tea . Mum was shocked . But before she had time to gather her wits , I said , ' You ...
Page 327
... Ivanhoe . Willie would drive me down to Perth and I'd be met by Alice . I was always pleased to see my mother and really excited that I was going to be with her for two whole weeks . She'd give me a hug and then take me into the kitchen ...
... Ivanhoe . Willie would drive me down to Perth and I'd be met by Alice . I was always pleased to see my mother and really excited that I was going to be with her for two whole weeks . She'd give me a hug and then take me into the kitchen ...
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... Ivanhoe . We'd all sleep out on the balcony at the rear of the house , we had a lovely view over the Swan River from there . At the top of the house was a large attic which June was allowed to use as a playhouse , it was a lovely room ...
... Ivanhoe . We'd all sleep out on the balcony at the rear of the house , we had a lovely view over the Swan River from there . At the top of the house was a large attic which June was allowed to use as a playhouse , it was a lovely room ...
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