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 231
... trying to find out who they belonged to . ' We try to work it out ' , he told us kindly , ' we tell them best we can , but some of them we just can't place . And that makes us feel bad , because we think they could belong to us , but we ...
... trying to find out who they belonged to . ' We try to work it out ' , he told us kindly , ' we tell them best we can , but some of them we just can't place . And that makes us feel bad , because we think they could belong to us , but we ...
Page 279
... tried for a while after that to talk to Mum and get her to explain things to me , especially about the past and ... trying to buy white friends . It used to really upset me . There were so many things that I didn't understand , then ...
... tried for a while after that to talk to Mum and get her to explain things to me , especially about the past and ... trying to buy white friends . It used to really upset me . There were so many things that I didn't understand , then ...
Page 284
... tried to get out through the hole in the side that the torpedo had made , but the swell washed them back in and they ... trying to help the wounded . The next day , an Italian destroyer took them in tow . They beached on the Greek coast ...
... tried to get out through the hole in the side that the torpedo had made , but the swell washed them back in and they ... trying to help the wounded . The next day , an Italian destroyer took them in tow . They beached on the Greek coast ...
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