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 287
... sister was Wonguynon , there would have been no problem . ' ' Who's Wonguynon ? ' I asked . ' That's Lilla's ... sister to them . They call her sister , they loved her as a sister . ' By this time we were all just managing to hold 287.
... sister was Wonguynon , there would have been no problem . ' ' Who's Wonguynon ? ' I asked . ' That's Lilla's ... sister to them . They call her sister , they loved her as a sister . ' By this time we were all just managing to hold 287.
Page 300
... sister , when she put her arms around me and whispered quietly , “ You have a sister . " Then she held me really tight . When she let me go , I saw she was crying . ' I couldn't say anything . We both sat in silence . Finally , Mum said ...
... sister , when she put her arms around me and whispered quietly , “ You have a sister . " Then she held me really tight . When she let me go , I saw she was crying . ' I couldn't say anything . We both sat in silence . Finally , Mum said ...
Page 321
... Sister Fanny lived . Actually , she lived on a part of the verandah which was enclosed in hessian . It was very dirty and must have been very cold in winter . The inside of the cottage was used for visitors , who sometimes came and ...
... Sister Fanny lived . Actually , she lived on a part of the verandah which was enclosed in hessian . It was very dirty and must have been very cold in winter . The inside of the cottage was used for visitors , who sometimes came and ...
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