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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Page 192
... give me time . If you want my help , you'll have to give me time . ' I could see Mum was quite upset . ' Okay , I'll give you all the time you want , as long as you help me . ' ' I'll try , ' she sighed , then added , ' You seem ...
... give me time . If you want my help , you'll have to give me time . ' I could see Mum was quite upset . ' Okay , I'll give you all the time you want , as long as you help me . ' ' I'll try , ' she sighed , then added , ' You seem ...
Page 227
... Give me hurry up tea ! ' I shouted . I should have said , ' Hurry up and give me tea ! ' but I didn't know . Anyhow , the old cook came down and chased me round and round the kitchen . I was gone through the door with the cook chasin ...
... Give me hurry up tea ! ' I shouted . I should have said , ' Hurry up and give me tea ! ' but I didn't know . Anyhow , the old cook came down and chased me round and round the kitchen . I was gone through the door with the cook chasin ...
Page 263
... give it to me . Later , he married and moved to Arthur River . He took all his cows , and his wife and family and moved on . His name was William Arthur Bird and he was a good man . Now , you take the bloke opposite . He was the one that ...
... give it to me . Later , he married and moved to Arthur River . He took all his cows , and his wife and family and moved on . His name was William Arthur Bird and he was a good man . Now , you take the bloke opposite . He was the one that ...
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