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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Page 87
... stop with Jill , then , when she was talking to her friends , I would nick off and hide behind the library building . After the bus had pulled in , collected its passengers and left , I would reappear and walk happily home . My excuse ...
... stop with Jill , then , when she was talking to her friends , I would nick off and hide behind the library building . After the bus had pulled in , collected its passengers and left , I would reappear and walk happily home . My excuse ...
Page 182
... stop with you , I want to stop with you ! ' . I never saw her again . sing to sing an incantation which is believed to have the power to kill the person against whom it is directed . When we left Corunna Downs to come to the Swan 182.
... stop with you , I want to stop with you ! ' . I never saw her again . sing to sing an incantation which is believed to have the power to kill the person against whom it is directed . When we left Corunna Downs to come to the Swan 182.
Page 188
... STOP , STOP ! ' , but it went straight in anyway and came out the other end with no trouble at all . We all thought a long time about that . We walked for a long time after we crossed the railway line , we were very careful not to be ...
... STOP , STOP ! ' , but it went straight in anyway and came out the other end with no trouble at all . We all thought a long time about that . We walked for a long time after we crossed the railway line , we were very careful not to be ...
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