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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... things no one else would buy that they often knocked things down to her without taking any bids from the floor . ' One - o - four will have it ' , they'd shout , as a hammer without a handle or a duplicating machine that didn't ...
... things no one else would buy that they often knocked things down to her without taking any bids from the floor . ' One - o - four will have it ' , they'd shout , as a hammer without a handle or a duplicating machine that didn't ...
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... things . When we'd all finally calmed down , he said , ' You know , if only you . could get Daisy to talk . She could tell you so much . I know she's got her secrets , but there are things she could tell you without tellin ' those ...
... things . When we'd all finally calmed down , he said , ' You know , if only you . could get Daisy to talk . She could tell you so much . I know she's got her secrets , but there are things she could tell you without tellin ' those ...
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... things to me , especially about the past and where she'd come from . It was hopeless , we'd been apart too long to get really close . I knew she loved me and I loved her , but , for all my childhood , she had been just a person I saw on ...
... things to me , especially about the past and where she'd come from . It was hopeless , we'd been apart too long to get really close . I knew she loved me and I loved her , but , for all my childhood , she had been just a person I saw on ...
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