Since it was published in 1948, Ruth Park's compassionate first novel has become a favourite with generations of Australian readers.

The Harp in the South is a nostalgic and moving portrait of the eventful family life of the Darcy's, of Number Twelve-and-a-Half Plymouth Street, in Sydney's Surry Hills. There grow the bitter-sweet first and last loves of Roie Darcy, who becomes a woman too quickly amid the brothels and the razor gangs, the tenements and the fish and chip shops.

Ruth Park is a classic storyteller. In this novel she brings to life a community where, despite the odds, life is always exuberant and full of promise.

Small sized book

This book is in a reasonable condition considering age - it has been read and handled++ has a name written and a name stamp on front page and it is discoloured and marked - cover has seen better day - showing signs of wear - just starting to pull away from spine on the lower front and back

03/08/17 SG