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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... sick and Mum for making me visit him . Mum only occasionally brought my younger sister and brother , Jill and Billy . I was always in the jockey's seat . My presence ensured no arguments . Mum was sick of arguments , sick and tired . I ...
... sick and Mum for making me visit him . Mum only occasionally brought my younger sister and brother , Jill and Billy . I was always in the jockey's seat . My presence ensured no arguments . Mum was sick of arguments , sick and tired . I ...
Page 40
... sick ? ' Nan always interrupted , ' Course she's sick , Glad , look at the child's face . ' ' I'm not puttin ' it on , Mum , honest . I feel real crook . Maybe I'll be better by lunchtime . Nan can send me to school then . ' ' Don't be ...
... sick ? ' Nan always interrupted , ' Course she's sick , Glad , look at the child's face . ' ' I'm not puttin ' it on , Mum , honest . I feel real crook . Maybe I'll be better by lunchtime . Nan can send me to school then . ' ' Don't be ...
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... sick animals . ' I opened my mouth to protest , but Mum cut me off with , ' Now I know you were always worried about having to treat a sick snake , but I'm sure that'd be rare and you could always sedate them . ' . ' Mum , ' I groaned ...
... sick animals . ' I opened my mouth to protest , but Mum cut me off with , ' Now I know you were always worried about having to treat a sick snake , but I'm sure that'd be rare and you could always sedate them . ' . ' Mum , ' I groaned ...
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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