Atwood, Margaret: Surfacing

A nameless woman heads back to where she grew up, a village in the wilderness of Canada to look for her father whop has been reported to her as missing. She is accompanied by her partner and their best friends, another couple. Her partner and friends enjoy the many aspects of a short trip to the countryside while the nameless woman revisits her childhood and slowly loses her mind. Short but challenging, this book has loads of atmosphere and gave me a ton of things to think about; every word appears to be packed with meaning. A gripping- and little bit scary, to be honest- portrait of a woman gone completely mad, I was hooked. I will reread this very soon; I'm sure there's an awful lot I didn't catch first time around.