- Title:
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The Harp in the South
- Series:
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The Harp in the South Trilogy #2
- Written by:
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Ruth Park
- Read by:
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Kate Hood
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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8
- Duration:
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9 hours 46 minutes
- Published:
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July 01 2011
- Available Date:
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July 28 2011
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781742676821
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Classic Fiction; General Fiction
- Publisher:
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ABC Audio
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Bestseller
‘Ruth Park… that steady glow at the heart of Australian literature.’
Ruth Cracknell
An intensely moving family classic of love and loss and laughter at the very core of Australian popular writing.
An Australian classic, this is the story of the Darcy family who live in the Depression era tenements of Surry Hills, Sydney.
Hugh and Margaret Darcy are raising their family in Sydney amid the brothels, grog shops and run-down boarding houses of Surry Hills, where money is scarce and life is not easy.
Filled with beautifully drawn characters that will make you laugh as much as cry, this Australian classic will take you straight back to the colourful slums of Sydney with convincing depth, careful detail and great heart.
“For all its faults this family is bound together by a powerful love, best exemplified by the staunch figure of Mumma, but also by the affection between the two girls and the fierce pride that Hughie feels for his family. And while they live in one of the roughest parts of Sydney, and there is drunkenness and violence, theirs is a community which will offer friendship and compassion when it’s needed.”
ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
“Whilst there is a sequential plot, this is more of a snapshot of life (and love in its many forms) in the Sydney slums than it is a single story. Readers will connect with, and cheer for, the characters and emerge wanting to know more.”
aussiereviews.com