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 49
... knew it would make him cry . When Dad smiled , his eyes crinkled at the corners . It was nice . He wasn't smiling now , just waiting . ' Dad , we'll all come back if you'll be good , ' I stated matter - of - factly . I'd inherited none ...
... knew it would make him cry . When Dad smiled , his eyes crinkled at the corners . It was nice . He wasn't smiling now , just waiting . ' Dad , we'll all come back if you'll be good , ' I stated matter - of - factly . I'd inherited none ...
Page 217
... knew he wanted to go , but the reality of never being able to talk to him again was very painful . He was one of the few links I had with the past . I saw Mum that afternoon . ' You've heard about Arthur , haven't you ? ' she said ...
... knew he wanted to go , but the reality of never being able to talk to him again was very painful . He was one of the few links I had with the past . I saw Mum that afternoon . ' You've heard about Arthur , haven't you ? ' she said ...
Page 291
... knew you were my people . When I saw your car , I just knew . Something told me I was going to see some of my old people today . No one said anything to me , I just knew in my heart . ' We were amazed . Dolly then pointed to Amber and ...
... knew you were my people . When I saw your car , I just knew . Something told me I was going to see some of my old people today . No one said anything to me , I just knew in my heart . ' We were amazed . Dolly then pointed to Amber and ...
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