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''The Harp In The South'' was the first novel of the New Zealand born Australian writer [[Ruth Park]]. First published in 1948. It is about the Darcy Family, second generation Irish-Australians who live in the [[Wrong Side of the Tracks|slums of Surry Hills]] in Sydney [[The Forties|1940's]] in the years after [[World War Two]]. There's Hughie Darcy, [[The Alcoholic|fond of a quick one at the pub every now and then]], [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Mumma]] who at times seems [[Only Sane Man|the only one with any sense]], Rowena "Roie" Darcy who is arguable the novel's protagonist, her smart tomboyish sister Dolour Darcy and [[Never Mess
There is a sequel ''Poor Man's Orange'' that continues the story and a [[Prequel]], ''Missus'', that was published fairly recently. There was also a television series done by Channel 10 in Australia, but the DVD is somewhat hard to fine.
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* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: While the television series is rather accurate, it shows the events in a different order. For instance, Grandma is dead by the time of Roie's wedding and when Miss Sheilly meets Mr Gunnarson.
* [[The Alcoholic]]: Hughie, though Grandma could also qualify. Mumma more or less accepts this about Hughie, though it doesn't stop her from railing at him every Friday night.
* [[Death
* [[The Fun in Funeral]]: The barrel organist Mr Gunnarson is told off by Miss Sheilly at for playing music at Grandma's funeral, he later goes to see her and Miss Sheilly tells him off again for using a funeral as an excuse to pick up a woman.
* [[Good Girls Avoid Abortion]]: Roie saves the money and makes an appointment to a [[Back-Alley Doctor]] but runs away scared when she hears a girl scream, she is then attacked by sailors and has a [[Convenient Miscarriage]].
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* [[Irish Priest]]: Father Cooley, the the point where he stipp unconciously "wipes the bog off his shoes" when he steps inside.
* [[My Secret Pregnancy]]: Roie hides it from everyone, and Mumma and Hugie don't know until she miscarries. Her Dolour does not find out for a very long time and Charlie was perhaps never told about it.
* [[Never Mess
* [[Punny Name]]: Lick Jimmy, he's oblivious to this even when the kids as him where he wants to be licked.
* [[Streetwalker]]: There are many in Surry Hills as it's a known [[Red Light District]]. The notable ones are Dellie Stock and Chocolate Molly.
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