Seven Poor Men of Sydney
Christina Stead
Melbourne University Publishing
<i>Seven Poor Men of Sydney</i> is a brilliant portrayal of a group of men and women living in Sydney in the 1920s amid conditions of poverty and social turmoil.<br>Set against the vividly drawn backgrounds of Fisherman's (Watson's) Bay and the innercity slums, the various characters seek to resolve their individual spiritual dilemmas; through politics, religion and philosophy.<br>Their struggles, their pain and their frustrations are portrayed with consummate skill in this memorable evocation of a city and an era.</br></br>