We Were Here – by Sarah Firth
ISLAND | ISSUE 168SHORTLISTED IN THE 2023 ISLAND NONFICTION PRIZE
‘I’m in Canberra, on Ngunnawal country, at my childhood home helping to sort through stuff accumulated over a lifetime. My parents have sold the house after 45 years to move into a smaller townhouse with room for a carer when needed. It’s the end of an era. There is so much to process. And I’m trying to get some sort of closure.’
This graphic narrative was excerpted from Sarah’s debut graphic novel, Eventually Everything Connects, published in October 2023 with Joan Press.
This essay appeared in Island 168 in 2023. Order a print issue here.
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