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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Page 35
Jesus bloody Christ. I'll never forget that one. Anyhow, we stayed afloat and
beached on the Greek coast. I couldn't move. I was wounded in the chest. I
thought I'd cashed in me chips. Then ya know what happened?' 'No, what?' I
whispered.
Jesus bloody Christ. I'll never forget that one. Anyhow, we stayed afloat and
beached on the Greek coast. I couldn't move. I was wounded in the chest. I
thought I'd cashed in me chips. Then ya know what happened?' 'No, what?' I
whispered.
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No wonder Mum and Nan didn't like dealing with government people, I thought.
They don't give you a chance. The senior officer looked at me silently for a few
minutes and then said, 'Well, Mrs Morgan. You are either telling the truth, or you'
re ...
No wonder Mum and Nan didn't like dealing with government people, I thought.
They don't give you a chance. The senior officer looked at me silently for a few
minutes and then said, 'Well, Mrs Morgan. You are either telling the truth, or you'
re ...
Page 411
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. Then she
wanted me to come back and teach her. There was a lot of the older people
interested ...
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. Then she
wanted me to come back and teach her. There was a lot of the older people
interested ...
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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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