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      As for Me and My House

      by Sinclair Ross
      Published
      Jan 2008
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      239
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      It s an immense night out there, wheeling and windy. The lights on the street and in the houses against the black wetness, little unilluminating glints that might be painted on it. The town seems huddled together, cowering on a high tiny perch, afraid to move lest it topple into the wind.
      The town is Horizon, the setting of Sinclair Ross brilliant classic study of life in the Depression era. Hailed by critics as one of Canada s great novels, As For Me and My House takes the form of a journal. 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. Her chronicle creates an intense atmosphere, rich with observed detail and natural imagery.
      As For Me and My House is a landmark work. It is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand the scope and power of the Canadian novel."

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      First Edition Jan 2008 McClelland & Stewart (Canada) ISBN13 9780771094125 ISBN10 0771094124
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      Dec 1978 University of Nebraska Press ISBN13 9780803289000 ISBN10 0803289006
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      Jan 1989 McClelland & Stewart (Canada) ISBN13 9780771099977 ISBN10 0771099975
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      Jan 2018 McClelland & Stewart (Canada) ISBN13 9780735252882 ISBN10 0735252882
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      Dec 1978 University of Nebraska Press ISBN13 9780803238503 ISBN10 0803238509
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      Jan 1999 Fifth House Publishers ISBN13 9781895618471 ISBN10 1895618479
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