My PlaceTraces the experiences of Sally Morgan's life, growing up in Perth in the 50s & 60s. Through the memories and images of her childhood and adolescence, vague hints and echoes begin to emerge and a fascinating story unfolds - a mystery of identity, complete with clues and suggested solutions. |
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... Gone were the days when he used to bring fluffy baby chickens home for us to play with . There was a time when he couldn't go past a pet shop window without buying half a dozen little chickens for us . He still lived in his favourite ...
... Gone were the days when he used to bring fluffy baby chickens home for us to play with . There was a time when he couldn't go past a pet shop window without buying half a dozen little chickens for us . He still lived in his favourite ...
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... gone to the trouble of feeding him . The next morning , my friend had disappeared . Nan came over to check on him and found me squatting in the sand with a puzzled expression on my face . " That goanna still there ? ' ' Naah , he's gone ...
... gone to the trouble of feeding him . The next morning , my friend had disappeared . Nan came over to check on him and found me squatting in the sand with a puzzled expression on my face . " That goanna still there ? ' ' Naah , he's gone ...
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... gone rotten . I don't want to talk no more . I got my secrets , I'll take them to the grave . Some things , I can't talk ' bout . Not even to you , my granddaughter . They for me to know . They not for you or your mother to know . I'm ...
... gone rotten . I don't want to talk no more . I got my secrets , I'll take them to the grave . Some things , I can't talk ' bout . Not even to you , my granddaughter . They for me to know . They not for you or your mother to know . I'm ...
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