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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... read more

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I can't believe I'm on this road again, twisting along past the lake where the white birches are dying, the disease is spreading up from the south, and I notice they now have seaplanes for hire.

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  • Isolation: The protagonist spends her childhood in the wilderness,never fits in with other children and does not connect with friends or significant others.

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This is book 354 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)

Preceded by G., and followed by House Mother Normal.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Margaret Atwood (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0771008228
Page Count: 192

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PZ4.A889 Su4 PR9199.3.A8
  • Dewey: 813.54

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