My PlaceLooking at the views and experiences of three generations of indigenous Australians, this autobiography unearths political and societal issues contained within Australia's indigenous culture. Sally Morgan traveled to her grandmother's birthplace, starting a search for information about her family. She uncovers that she is not white but aborigine--information that was kept a secret because of the stigma of society. This moving account is a classic of Australian literature that finally frees the tongues of the author's mother and grandmother, allowing them to tell their own stories. |
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Sometimes when they cried, they wet their beds, they were terrified of getting into
trouble about it. I'd get up and change their beds and hide their wet sheets and
pyjamas in the bottom of the laundry basket. They always wanted me to be their ...
Sometimes when they cried, they wet their beds, they were terrified of getting into
trouble about it. I'd get up and change their beds and hide their wet sheets and
pyjamas in the bottom of the laundry basket. They always wanted me to be their ...
Page 374
She told me I had a wonderful aura and that I could help people if I wanted to. I
used to do healing with the hands. Sometimes, a person would be healed
mentally, sometimes spiritually, sometimes physically. I would feel a power come
into me ...
She told me I had a wonderful aura and that I could help people if I wanted to. I
used to do healing with the hands. Sometimes, a person would be healed
mentally, sometimes spiritually, sometimes physically. I would feel a power come
into me ...
Page 379
Sometimes, I had four jobs on the go. I forced myself to learn how to drive, even
though I was petrified of the thought of actually going on the road. I knew I would
need that independence and it meant I could take the children on outings.
Sometimes, I had four jobs on the go. I forced myself to learn how to drive, even
though I was petrified of the thought of actually going on the road. I knew I would
need that independence and it meant I could take the children on outings.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | My Place |
| Author | Sally Morgan |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1999 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 1863682783, 9781863682787 |
| Length | 440 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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