Pagine1917–2010 · Auckland, New Zealand (lived in Sydney) · also known as Park
Ruth Park moved from New Zealand to Sydney and wrote about the slums of Surry Hills in The Harp in the South (1948), the story of the Irish-Australian Darcy family, which has never been out of print. She also wrote the time-travel children’s classic Playing Beatie Bow (1980) and the radio series The Muddle-Headed Wombat.
Begin with The Harp in the South.
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Ruth Park moved from New Zealand to Sydney and wrote about the slums of Surry Hills in The Harp in the South (1948), the story of the Irish-Australian Darcy family, which has never been out of print. She also wrote the time-travel children’s classic Playing Beatie Bow (1980) and the radio series The Muddle-Headed Wombat.
The Harp in the South is usually considered Ruth Park’s best-known work, followed by Playing Beatie Bow.
Most readers start with The Harp in the South.
Both refer to the same writer.
Ruth Park’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download, but many can be borrowed free from your public library or Open Library — we link to them below.