Alias Grace
Margaret Atwood (Author)
It is 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer Thomas Kinnear and Nancy Montgomery, his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence, Grace claims to have no memory of the murders. Dr. Simon Jordan, an up-and-coming expert in the burgeoning field of mental illness, is engaged by a group of reformers and spiritualists who seek a pardon for Grace. He listens to her story while bringing her closer and closer to the day she cannot remember. What will he find in attempting to unlock her memories? Is Grace a female fiend? A bloodthirsty femme fatale? Or is she the victim of circumstances?
Print Book, English, 1997
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Anchor Books, New York, NY, 1997
Biographical fiction
468 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
9780385490443, 9780525562672, 9781442077348, 0385490445, 0525562672, 1442077344
1022977068
1. Jagged edge
2. Rocky road
3. Puss in the corner
4. Young man's fancy
5. Broken dishes
6. Secret drawer
7. Snake fence
8. Fox and geese
9. Hearts and gizzards
10. Lady of the lake
11. Falling timbers
12. Solomon's temple
13. Pandora's box
14. The letter x
15. The tree of paradise