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Philip bentley, a thwarted artist turned minister, and his wife have just moved to horizon, a small saskatchewan town struggling through the 1930s. The story is written in the form of a diary that is kept by mrs. The unnamed diarist, one of the most complex and arresting characters in contemporary fiction, explores the bittersweet nature of human. The town seems huddled together, cowering on a high tiny perch, afraid to move lest it topple into the wind. Toronto, 1957, explores the spiritual, social and natural forces which threaten to crack a strained marriage. Art and communication in as for me and my house and a saving grace. Ideals of religion and art in sinclair rosss as for me and my house college university of marburg course canadian literature grade 2,3 author katja burkpitzer author year 2004 pages 14 catalog number v44846 isbn ebook 9783638423632. It is one of canadas great novels and a landmark in modern fiction. Other articles where as for me and my house is discussed. Download free as for me and my house sinclair ross full pdf. From here you can download books for free and even contribute or correct. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Bentley displays strong feelings of the need for material belongings but it is only a mask to hide the love that is lacking in her life. The fact that as for me and my house, sinclair rosss first novel and the one on which his reputation rested for many years, was published in 1941 in the united states and not in his native.