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Poor Man's Orange

By: Ruth Park
Narrated by: Kate Hood
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Continuing the history of the Irish Darcys begun in Missus and continued in The Harp in the South, this third novel of the trilogy re-acquaints listeners with the vicissitudes of slum life in a Sydney suburb. An unforgettable family and a cast of unforgettable characters enliven a story that is sometimes tragic, but often humourous, in a time of poverty and destitution, hope and promise.

©1949 Ruth Park (P)2011 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction
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The ups and downs of struggling families along a street in inner city Surrey Hills. The influences of the Catholic Church and the everyday work/ life balance where the pub is also an important institution. A young girls coming if age trying to maintain her ideals amongst the slums.Families relied on each other but also had their faults to accept.

Great heartfelt story of inner city families life.

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I wanted to know a little of the history of Sydney in the early days, and this book focuses on a family living in a surrey hills slum: the drunkeness, limited opportunities, despair, dirt and laziness of various members of a family. It also portrays the innocence and hope that can exist amidst this seeming quagmire of hopelessness. The narrator is very professional and differentiates well between the characters. It is the 2nd in the series that I have read, and whilst gently entertaining, I don't think I would read another of this particular trilogy.

Slum life in surrey hills

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