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 171
... replied , ' I don't know what you're making a fuss about . I told you years ago Nan was Aboriginal . The fact that Mum's owned up doesn't change anything . ' Sometimes , Jill was so logical I wanted to hit her . ' Jill , it does mean ...
... replied , ' I don't know what you're making a fuss about . I told you years ago Nan was Aboriginal . The fact that Mum's owned up doesn't change anything . ' Sometimes , Jill was so logical I wanted to hit her . ' Jill , it does mean ...
Page 181
... replied . ' I wish Paul were here , he always obeys Paul . ' ' You don't think he's going deaf in his old age ? ' Mum asked with a concerned look on her face . ' Naah , just stupid . ' ' He's a good dog , Sally , ' she protested . ' You ...
... replied . ' I wish Paul were here , he always obeys Paul . ' ' You don't think he's going deaf in his old age ? ' Mum asked with a concerned look on her face . ' Naah , just stupid . ' ' He's a good dog , Sally , ' she protested . ' You ...
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... replied , ' there's lot of babies buried there . ' She'd been there often . Apparently , all the kids liked going there . They told me they liked to read the names printed on the crosses . Sometimes , there'd only be a first name , like ...
... replied , ' there's lot of babies buried there . ' She'd been there often . Apparently , all the kids liked going there . They told me they liked to read the names printed on the crosses . Sometimes , there'd only be a first name , like ...
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Aboriginal allowed Arthur asked began better Bill Billy boys called close Corunna couldn't decided didn't door eyes face father feel felt finally finished friends front gave girls give gone hand happened hard head heard hospital inside it's Jill keep kids knew later laughed leave live look loved mean mind Miss morning mother moved Mum's Nan's needed never night once passed past play pulled remember replied round Sally seemed sick sister sleep someone Sometimes soon stay stop story suddenly sure talk tell there's things thought told took trying turned verandah waiting walked wasn't watched week wonderful worried wrong