It's the early 50s. The Darcy family have made a home for themselves in
Surrey Hills, NSW. The elder daughter, Rosie, is pregnant with her
second child to her husband Charlie and Rosie's sister, Dolour, finds
comfort in doting over her niece Moira. Father Hughie and Mumma live
downstairs, as irrepressible as ever.
Continuing the history of the Irish Darcys begun in Missus and
continued in The Harp in the South, this third installment of a
trilogy reacquaints readers 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 humorous
in a time of poverty and destitution, hope and promise.