Surfacing
by Margaret Atwood · first published 1972
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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, where a marriage begins to fall apart, violence and death lurk just beneath the surface, and sex becomes a catalyst for conflict and dangerous choices.
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I'd recommend anyone who liked the "perspective character experiencing mental illness" aspects of this check out Atwood's Surfacing.
on “The ideal candidate will be punched in the stomach” ↗…the Atwood novels I've read—but, at the same time, might well recommend it first to many people coming to Atwood, today. It's not bad, it's "hot" right now, and it's not a challenging read (unlike, say, Surfacing)
on “Go Ahead and Ban My Book” ↗