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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... what we make . You might need it by then . ' I went back in the kitchen and said to Nan , ' Mum told me what you're ... What's the point in all this education if I'm going to spend the rest of my life drawing and painting ? ' ' You are ...
... what we make . You might need it by then . ' I went back in the kitchen and said to Nan , ' Mum told me what you're ... What's the point in all this education if I'm going to spend the rest of my life drawing and painting ? ' ' You are ...
Page 141
... What's this ? What's this ? What are you up to now , girl ? ' he said crossly . ' Last week , you were drawing dragons on all our estimate folders and now you're here with this . Do you know what you're doing ? ' ' I'm cutting out a ...
... What's this ? What's this ? What are you up to now , girl ? ' he said crossly . ' Last week , you were drawing dragons on all our estimate folders and now you're here with this . Do you know what you're doing ? ' ' I'm cutting out a ...
Page 209
... What's up ? ' ' I don't know how to say this , Mum . ' ' What's wrong ?? ' ' I had a dream last night . He's going to die soon . We've got to get his story finished . ' ' Oh Sally , Arthur's not going to die , the doctors have only just ...
... What's up ? ' ' I don't know how to say this , Mum . ' ' What's wrong ?? ' ' I had a dream last night . He's going to die soon . We've got to get his story finished . ' ' Oh Sally , Arthur's not going to die , the doctors have only just ...
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Aboriginal allowed Arthur asked began better Bill Billy boys called close Corunna couldn't decided didn't door eyes face father feel felt finally finished friends front gave girls give gone hand happened hard head heard hospital inside it's Jill keep kids knew later laughed leave live look loved mean mind Miss morning mother moved Mum's Nan's needed never night once passed past play pulled remember replied round Sally seemed sick sister sleep someone Sometimes soon stay stop story suddenly sure talk tell there's things thought told took trying turned verandah waiting walked wasn't watched week wonderful worried wrong