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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... afternoon at school . ' You've got to get yourselves organised , ' she told us crossly , if you're going to forge ... afternoon , she would buy us some clothes . The day of the sale also happened to be Sports Day , which gave me a ...
... afternoon at school . ' You've got to get yourselves organised , ' she told us crossly , if you're going to forge ... afternoon , she would buy us some clothes . The day of the sale also happened to be Sports Day , which gave me a ...
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... afternoon , I watched with curiosity as Nan shuffled towards Cyril's semi - complete van . I knew she was a woman with a mission . I listened as she gave Cyril a brief introduction into the mysteries of animal health . Then she ...
... afternoon , I watched with curiosity as Nan shuffled towards Cyril's semi - complete van . I knew she was a woman with a mission . I listened as she gave Cyril a brief introduction into the mysteries of animal health . Then she ...
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... afternoon sleep and you're in here talking . ' ' She's all right , Mum , ' he answered confidently , ' aren't you , Nan ? I'm telling her stories . ' ' Do you want me to take him out ? ' ' Naah , he's good . ' Minds me of Bill when he ...
... afternoon sleep and you're in here talking . ' ' She's all right , Mum , ' he answered confidently , ' aren't you , Nan ? I'm telling her stories . ' ' Do you want me to take him out ? ' ' Naah , he's good . ' Minds me of Bill when he ...
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