Alias Grace

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Margaret Atwood

The bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments reveals the life of one of the most notorious women of the nineteenth century in this "shadowy, fascinating novel" (Time). • A Netflix original miniseries.It's 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and 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. 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? Captivating and disturbing, Alias Grace showcases bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood at the peak of her powers.

Historical Fiction

True Crime

Psychology

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Author

Margaret Atwood

Pages

480

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published Date

2011-06-08

ISBN

0307797953 9780307797957

Ratings

Google: 3

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"I adored this book- the unreliable but incredibly cunning narration by grace is engaging from the prologue, and she keeps you guessing and wanting more up until the end. "

Emily

"It’s one of those books where you think “Wow, this is so good- I wish I’d written it myself” :)"

Maja Furlong

"and incisive look at the lengths an individual will go for freedom. "

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Mary Bartel

"Classic. Challenging read yet simple."

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Cristina Makowecki

"So well-written but I’d expect nothing less from Atwood. This was a “couldn’t put it down” book for me. I just needed to know what was going to happen next! "