![]() ![]() Her chronicle creates an intense atmosphere, rich with observed detail and natural imagery.Īs For Me and My House is a landmark work. The unnamed diarist, one of the most complex and arresting characters in contemporary fiction, explores the bittersweet nature of human relationships, of the unspoken bonds that tie people together, and the undercurrents of feeling that often tear them apart. Hailed by critics as one of Canada’s great novels, As For Me and My House takes the form of a journal. The town is Horizon, the setting of Sinclair Ross’ brilliant classic study of life in the Depression era. The town seems huddled together, cowering on a high tiny perch, afraid to move lest it topple into the wind.” The lights on the street and in the houses against the black wetness, little unilluminating glints that might be painted on it. “It’s an immense night out there, wheeling and windy. ![]()
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