num_pages: 224
description: The story of a young woman who 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 realize 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 discovers that what she is really searching for is her own past.
language: English
title: Surfacing
titlecomplete: Surfacing
genres: Fiction, Canadian Literature, Mystery, Canada, Literature, Classics, Feminism, Contemporary, Novels, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 25851
places: Quebec (Québec)
publisher: Warner Books