My Place

In 1982, Sally Morgan travelled back to her grandmother’s birthplace. What started as a tentative search for information about her family, turned into an overwhelming emotional and spiritual pilgrimage.My Place begins with Sally Morgan tracing the experiences of her own life, growing up in suburban Perth in the fifties and sixties. Through the memories and images of her childhood and adolescence, vague hints and echoes begin to emerge, hidden knowledge is uncovered, and a fascinating story unfolds - a mystery of identity, complete with clues and suggested solutions.WARNING: This audiobook contains references to alcohol abuse, suicide and racism.

Short-listed for NSW Premier's Literary Awards 1987

‘Sad and wise and funny … unbelievably and unexpectedly moving, Sally Morgan’s love for her own spiritual and racial roots and her struggle to uncover them reveals a new Australia (the old) and a new way to embrace the elders and the young of all our peoples, wherever (and whoever) they might be. A book with heart.’ -- Alice Walker, author of The Colour Purple
‘A triumphant story that makes you glad it’s been told.’ -- Sunday Times
‘A book for everyone: a book with the form and texture of a novel and the complexity and pace of a mystery not solved until the final pages. It is wonderfully entertaining.’ -- New York Times Book Review
"Morgan is a gifted storyteller, and this story is sad, triumphant, hilarious, and sensitive." -- Library Journal

Sally Morgan was born in Perth, in 1951. She has published books for both adults and children, including her acclaimed autobiography, My Place. She has also established a national reputation as an artist and has works in many private and public collections. Melodie Reynolds is a Wongi woman from Western Australia. She made her acting debut in 1990 at 16 in the production No Sugar and is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). She has also performed in several radio plays and had a television role in the production Natural Justice. Her theatre credits include: Wild Cat Falling, Booyi Koora Koora, King for This Place, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Actors at Work, Holy Day, Crow Fire, Stolen, Master Builder and Yandy.

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