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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... stay home , but don't eat anything and stay in bed ' . Jill wandered in after Mum and Nan had left and said , ' You're rotten . You're not really sick , are you ? ' ' Course I am ! Go away , you're makin ' me feel sick . Mu - um , tell ...
... stay home , but don't eat anything and stay in bed ' . Jill wandered in after Mum and Nan had left and said , ' You're rotten . You're not really sick , are you ? ' ' Course I am ! Go away , you're makin ' me feel sick . Mu - um , tell ...
Page 48
... stay home ' . I sensed that she was unsure of herself , and beneath her lowered lashes , she eyed Dad shrewdly . ' Well , let little Billy stay then , Dais ' , Dad coaxed . I smiled , he'd called her Dais again , how could she resist ...
... stay home ' . I sensed that she was unsure of herself , and beneath her lowered lashes , she eyed Dad shrewdly . ' Well , let little Billy stay then , Dais ' , Dad coaxed . I smiled , he'd called her Dais again , how could she resist ...
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... stay . Cyril was an elderly friend of mine whom I had met at church . Now we children were getting older , we often brought friends home to stay . Nan wasn't happy about the situation , but Mum felt that by welcoming our friends , she ...
... stay . Cyril was an elderly friend of mine whom I had met at church . Now we children were getting older , we often brought friends home to stay . Nan wasn't happy about the situation , but Mum felt that by welcoming our friends , she ...
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Aboriginal Arthur asked began better Bill Billy boys called close Corunna couldn't Daisy decided didn't door eyes face father feel felt finally finished friends front gave girls give gone hand happened hard head heard hospital inside it's Jill keep kids knew later laughed leave live look loved mean mind Miss morning mother moved Mum's Nan's needed never night once passed past play pulled remember replied round Sally seemed sick sister sleep someone Sometimes soon stay stop story suddenly sure talk tell There's things thought told took trying turned verandah waiting walked wasn't watched week wonderful worried wrong