Harp in the South Trilogy: The Harp in the South (Audiobook)

from miketroll

Strong, vigorous writing, the story of a poor family of Irish stock living in the slums of Sydney in the 1930s. It is easy to see why this novel is so hugely popular in Australia. The central characters embody the (once) greatest of Australian virtues: they are "battlers".

from dalzan

Set in the 1940s, Harp in The South tells the story of the Darcy family who live in the working class suburb of Surrey Hills in Sydney. Hughie and Margaret (Mumma) live with their two daughters Roie and Dolour and Mumma's mother (Grandma) as well as their boarder Mr Diamond in a small terrace hou...

from shelleyraec

I think I was about eleven when I first read this Australian classic and I decided to reread this year it to fulfil my Eclectic Reader challenge requirements after it was named in the First Tuesday Book Club's Top Ten Books to Read Before You Die. The Harp in the South is a glimpse into the every...

from NinieB

The Harp in the South was Ruth Park's first published book; it won the £2000 first prize for best novel in a 1946 literary competition sponsored by the Sydney Morning Herald. While many readers found it unpleasantly sordid, as it depicts grim poverty in Surry Hills, Sydney, more readers (based on...

from SashaM

A very different perspective on Australian Life in the 1950's. Eye opening and one that should be on the school reading list - so many issues covered: religion, acohol abuse, sex, love, abortion, marriage, family, poverty, limitation of social class, aging and death to name a few all in a relativ...