The Harp in the South Trilogy PMC by Ruth Park - ISBN: 9780143180159
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Love, loss, and family survive against the odds in Sydney’s slums.

The Harp in the South Trilogy PMC

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  • Paperback

    704 pages

  • Release Date

    2 March 2009

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Summary

‘Ruth Park … that steady glow at the heart of Australian literature.’ - Ruth Cracknell

Three of Ruth Park’s best loved books - Missus, The Harp in the South and Poor Man’s Orange - are brought together in this volume, tracing the saga of the Darcy family over thirty years.

The story has its beginnings in the awkward courtship of dreamily innocent Margaret Kilker and unwilling hero Hugh Darcy in the dusty country towns of rural Australia. After their …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143180159
ISBN-10:0143180150
Author:Ruth Park
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:704
Edition:1st
Release Date:2 March 2009
Weight:480g
Dimensions:196mm x 135mm x 44mm
Series:Penguin Modern Classics
About The Author

Ruth Park

Born in New Zealand, Ruth Park came to Australia in 1942 to continue her career as a journalist. She married the writer D’Arcy Niland and travelled with him through the north-west of New South Wales before settling in Sydney where she became a full-time writer.

She has written more than fifty books, and her many awards include the prestigious Miles Franklin Award for Swords and Crowns and Rings; the Australian Children’s Book of the Year Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (USA) for Playing Beatie Bow; and The Age Book of the Year Award for A Fence Around the Cuckoo.

She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1987 and in 1994 was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of New South Wales. Ruth Park passed away in December 2010.

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