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 68
... goannas seemed to be her favourites . One afternoon , I discovered a big , fat bobtail goanna curled up under a bit of rusty tin that leant against the wall of our chook shed . ' Jill , come quick , look what I've found . ' We both lay ...
... goannas seemed to be her favourites . One afternoon , I discovered a big , fat bobtail goanna curled up under a bit of rusty tin that leant against the wall of our chook shed . ' Jill , come quick , look what I've found . ' We both lay ...
Page 69
... goanna still there ? ' ' Naah , he's gone . Where do you reckon he's gone ? I wanted him for a pet . ' ' I bet he's hiding further back , he doesn't want us to see him . Look out , I'll move the tin along a bit . ' I slid back in the ...
... goanna still there ? ' ' Naah , he's gone . Where do you reckon he's gone ? I wanted him for a pet . ' ' I bet he's hiding further back , he doesn't want us to see him . Look out , I'll move the tin along a bit . ' I slid back in the ...
Page 123
... goanna and here are emu tracks . You see , they all different . You got to know all of them if you want to catch tucker . ' ' That's real good , Nan . ' ' You want me to draw you a picture , Sal ? ' she said as she picked up a stick ...
... goanna and here are emu tracks . You see , they all different . You got to know all of them if you want to catch tucker . ' ' That's real good , Nan . ' ' You want me to draw you a picture , Sal ? ' she said as she picked up a stick ...
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