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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
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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
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Subjects:
- Bush,
- Broken Bay, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales,
Settings:
- 1930s
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