A review by mimima
The Harp in the South by Ruth Park

3.0

I have this impression that books written in the 40s are sunny and light, and don't address the seamier side of life, or if they do, they do it in a delicate way. Therefore, I was surprised at the frankness of this novel about an Irish immigrant family living in a Sydney slum in the early 20th century. More a series of vignettes than a solidified storyline, it was very interesting and eyeopening reading.