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 91
... inside , it was out in the yard . And if it wasn't the wood stove in the kitchen , it was in the red- brick fireplace in the lounge room . There was something about an open fire that drew us all together . We felt very secure in front ...
... inside , it was out in the yard . And if it wasn't the wood stove in the kitchen , it was in the red- brick fireplace in the lounge room . There was something about an open fire that drew us all together . We felt very secure in front ...
Page 308
... inside . I was sure there was someone sitting on the end of my bed . I'd lie under the blankets , too scared to move or breathe . I thought , if I lay still enough they might go away . I hoped that , because I was only little and didn't ...
... inside . I was sure there was someone sitting on the end of my bed . I'd lie under the blankets , too scared to move or breathe . I thought , if I lay still enough they might go away . I hoped that , because I was only little and didn't ...
Page 321
... inside of the cottage was used for visitors , who sometimes came and stayed overnight or for a few days . All the kids were too scared to go near Sister Fanny , we all thought she was a witch . One day , some kids from a rival gang ...
... inside of the cottage was used for visitors , who sometimes came and stayed overnight or for a few days . All the kids were too scared to go near Sister Fanny , we all thought she was a witch . One day , some kids from a rival gang ...
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