AustLit
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
In her old age, the protagonist remembers the miserable holiday in her youth when her sister fell ill with poliomyelitis. She ponders adulthood and responsibilities at her grown daughter's party as she recalls how she failed to stop the train they needed to catch to the hospital.
Affiliation Notes
-
Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Poliomyelitis.
Type of character Primary. Point of view First person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Last amended 20 Mar 2018 12:37:42
Subjects:
- Bush,
- Broken Bay, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales,
Settings:
- 1930s
Export this record