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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... Perth . It was the first real holiday we'd had for a long time . When I returned to Perth , I felt refreshed and ready to tackle Mum . On my first day back , I popped round to visit Jill . Jill was living in Subiaco , sharing a house ...
... Perth . It was the first real holiday we'd had for a long time . When I returned to Perth , I felt refreshed and ready to tackle Mum . On my first day back , I popped round to visit Jill . Jill was living in Subiaco , sharing a house ...
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... Perth , I always slept in Daisy's room . At night , we had long talks , catching up on the news . I went and saw a lawyer and made a will , leaving all my earthly goods to Daisy . I wasn't married then . She was my only family ...
... Perth , I always slept in Daisy's room . At night , we had long talks , catching up on the news . I went and saw a lawyer and made a will , leaving all my earthly goods to Daisy . I wasn't married then . She was my only family ...
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... Perth . I'd been there before with the first wife , Nell . Now I was with the second wife , Alice . Nell had died . When I'd been there before , I'd had to look after Jack and Betty , they were the children . I was only a kid myself . I ...
... Perth . I'd been there before with the first wife , Nell . Now I was with the second wife , Alice . Nell had died . When I'd been there before , I'd had to look after Jack and Betty , they were the children . I was only a kid myself . I ...
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