From Library Journal
Morgan is 15 when she discovers that she is not white but aboriginea fact that has been kept secret because of society's stigma. Rather than tell the children about their heritage, her mother and grandmother have let them believe early ancestors emigrated to Australia from India. The teen-aged Morgan, having been an indifferent student at best, throws herself into her studies and then single-mindedly embarks on a search for her roots. Her quest is hampered by her grandmother's refusal to discuss the past but helped by an elderly great uncle, who is an accomplished raconteur, and leads her to the past and to other people. Morgan is a gifted storyteller, and this story is sad, triumphant, hilarious, and sensitive. For all public library collections. Joan Hinkemeyer, Englewood P.L., Col.
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Pressestimmen
This sad and funny book is of inestimable value in comprehending the solid relatedness of the global community, the 'onenes s' of spirit shared by all 'aboriginal peoples' #NAME? 'The sort of Australian history which hasn't been written before and which we so desperately need' Weekend AUSTRALIAN
Kurzbeschreibung
Mit fünfzehn Jahren fällt Sal zum ersten mal auf, dass Omas Hautfarbe schwarz ist. Bei der Suche nach ihrer Vergangenheit stößt Sal auf eine Mauer des Schweigens. Schließlich kann sie die Mutter, Großmutter und deren Bruder dazu bewegen, die wahre Geschichte ihrer Familie zu erzählen.
Synopsis
In 1982 Sally Morgan travelled to her grandmother's birthplace, Corunna Downs Station in Western Australia. She wants to trace the experiences of her childhood andolescence in Perth in the 1950's. Through memories and images, hints and echoes begin to emerge and another story unfolds - the mystery of her aboriginal identity. Gradually her whole family is drawn in to the saga and her great-uncle, her mother and finally her grandmother tell their stories in turn. MY PLACE is a work of great humour, humanity and courage.
Über den Autor
Sally Morgan, 1951 in Perth geboren, ausgebildete Psychologin und Bibliothekarin, Malerin und Lithographin, gilt als die wichtigste Vertreterin der Aborigines-Literatur. Sie wuchs in der weißen Gesellschaft Australiens auf und machte sich erst spät auf die Suche nach ihrer wahren Identität.
