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Surfacing

By Margaret Atwood

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| Paperback | 9780385491051

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Book Description

Part detective novel, part psychological thriller, Surfacing is the story of a talented woman artist who goes in search of her missing father on a remote island in northern Quebec. Setting out with her lover and another young couple, she soon finds herself captivated by the isolated setting,Continue

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"One of the most important novels of the 20th century," claims Francine Du Plessix Gray on the weather-beaten green jacket of my Virago Modern Classic edition of Margaret Atwood's Surfacing. I love that. I was 18 when I first read it. I wrote my name ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

3 Reviews

Beautifully observed and written characters in a hippie melodrama with a strong streak of gothic.
Feels like an earlier book than its position in Atwood's oeuvre suggests.

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huntch said on Oct 17, 2011 | Add your feedback

Was curious to read one of Atwood's early novels. The novel starts off almost as a mystery story; but the theme is about coming to terms with one's family and the background that surrounds you when you're growing up.Beautiful descriptions of the house and living in harsh conditions in the Canadian ... (continue)

Was curious to read one of Atwood's early novels. The novel starts off almost as a mystery story; but the theme is about coming to terms with one's family and the background that surrounds you when you're growing up.Beautiful descriptions of the house and living in harsh conditions in the Canadian outback in the late 50s/60s. The story of the protagonists' love relationships is compelling. But the last part of the novel was bewildering.

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Inaeugenia said on Aug 14, 2011 | Add your feedback