My Place: IllustratedLooking 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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... loved it . She ate all the biscuits and then used the suitcase to store things in . One of our show - bags had had a large packet of marshmallows in it and Mum came up with the super idea of toasting them over the fire . Just like the ...
... loved it . She ate all the biscuits and then used the suitcase to store things in . One of our show - bags had had a large packet of marshmallows in it and Mum came up with the super idea of toasting them over the fire . Just like the ...
Page 265
... loved both those things . When he realised that I'd read all the poetry books in the library and knew many poems off by heart , he lent me some of his own books , including a set of Shakespeare's plays . I read all of them and loved ...
... loved both those things . When he realised that I'd read all the poetry books in the library and knew many poems off by heart , he lent me some of his own books , including a set of Shakespeare's plays . I read all of them and loved ...
Page 344
... loved to come in , because we served good tucker and I gave them plenty . I never cook rubbish . By gee , they could eat . They all wanted second helpings . I felt sorry for them . Some of them were only kids . Goin ' to war like that ...
... loved to come in , because we served good tucker and I gave them plenty . I never cook rubbish . By gee , they could eat . They all wanted second helpings . I felt sorry for them . Some of them were only kids . Goin ' to war like that ...
Common terms and phrases
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