My PlaceLooking at the views and experiences of three generations of indigenous Australians, this autobiography unearths political and societal issues contained within Australia's indigenous culture. Sally Morgan traveled to her grandmother's birthplace, starting a search for information about her family. She uncovers that she is not white but aborigine--information that was kept a secret because of the stigma of society. This moving account is a classic of Australian literature that finally frees the tongues of the author's mother and grandmother, allowing them to tell their own stories. |
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She bossed my mother around. I used to cry for my mother when she was in a
fight. I'd run round and grab her skirts and try and protect her from Ginnie. Ginnie
only had one child by Howden, and that was my half-brother Albert. My mother
was ...
She bossed my mother around. I used to cry for my mother when she was in a
fight. I'd run round and grab her skirts and try and protect her from Ginnie. Ginnie
only had one child by Howden, and that was my half-brother Albert. My mother
was ...
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My mother always gave them clothes and shoes, whatever she could find. When
they left, she'd have tears in her eyes. It hurt her to see her own people living like
that. At Christmas, I also went to Ivanhoe. We'd all sleep out on the balcony at ...
My mother always gave them clothes and shoes, whatever she could find. When
they left, she'd have tears in her eyes. It hurt her to see her own people living like
that. At Christmas, I also went to Ivanhoe. We'd all sleep out on the balcony at ...
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They told my mother I was goin' to get educated. They told all the people I was
goin' to school. I thought it'd be good, goin' to school. I thought I'd be somebody
real important. My mother wanted me to learn to read and write like white people.
They told my mother I was goin' to get educated. They told all the people I was
goin' to school. I thought it'd be good, goin' to school. I thought I'd be somebody
real important. My mother wanted me to learn to read and write like white people.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | My Place |
| Author | Sally Morgan |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1999 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 1863682783, 9781863682787 |
| Length | 440 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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