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Surfacing
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Author(s): Margaret Atwood  
ISBN: 0860680649
ISBN-13: 9780860680642
Publication Date: 21 Jul 1994
Pages: 256 (197 x 127)
Format: Paperback
Published Price: £8.99


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DESCRIPTION:
A young woman returns to northern Quebec to the remote island of her childhood, with her lover and two friends, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father. Flooded with memories, she begins to realise that going home means entering not only another place but another time. As the wild island exerts its elemental hold and she is submerged in the language of the wilderness, she sees that what she is really looking for is her own past.

REVIEWS:
'One of the most important novels of the twentieth century...utterly remarkable' NEW YORK TIMES 'Utterly absorbing and satisfying' SUNDAY TIMES 'A deep understanding of human behaviour' MARILYN FRENCH

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY:

Margaret Atwood is the author of more than thirty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her novels include The Handmaid's Tale, Cat's Eye – both shortlisted for the Booker Prize – The Robber Bride, and Alias Grace, which was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Modello in Italy. Her tenth novel, The Blind Assassin, won the Booker Prize in 2000.

Her work is acclaimed internationally and has been translated into thirty-three languages. She is the recipient of many literary awards and honours from various countries, including Britain, Italy, France, Sweden, and Norway, as well as Canada and the United States. Margaret Atwood lives in Toronto with writer Graeme Gibson.



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