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Title: | London, England | Contributor(s): | James, Wendy (author) | Publication Date: | 1997 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/15840 | Abstract: | Last night my younger sister called me, reverse charges, from London. 'I'm coming home,' she says. The line crackles a little, then I start to exclaim, but her voice cuts in: 'I need money.' I don't question her need, just take down the necessary details: Five hundred dollars - into this account, at that bank. Tomorrow ... And don't tell Mum and Dad ... Please. She sounds older somehow, though it has only been a few months since our last telephone conversation. She sounds older, my pale will'o'the wisp sister. Perhaps it's just the connection. I ask her if she's okay. She tells me they've been desperately poor - can't get work. Someone is holding their passports, waiting to be paid for something or other. But everything's okay now, everything's fine. Honestly. Don't worry. Be home in two weeks - can't wait. Gotta go. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Imago: New Writing, 9(2), p. 39-43 | Publisher: | University of Queensland Press | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1321-6481 1032-934X |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 200502 Australian Literature (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Literature) | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 950203 Languages and Literature | HERDC Category Description: | C2 Non-Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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