Alias Grace
by Margaret Atwood
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Margaret Atwood writes about a notorious Canadian murder case of the 1840s in this historical novel. She takes the facts of the Grace Marks case and uses them to delve into the psyche of the convicted murderer and the social milieu that she lived in. The stations of women, immigrants, and the poor are examined in detail through the psychological investigations of a physician trying to get at the truth in Grace's mind. A nominee for the 1996 Booker Prize, and listed as one of Salon's Best Books of 1997.
Editions of Alias Grace
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Publisher Bantam Books of Canada Ltd |
Date 2000 |
Price $3.50 |
 Good+ |
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Publisher Thorndike Pr |
Date 1997 |
Price $4.31 |
Used - Good |
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Publisher McClelland & Stewart Ltd |
Date 1999 |
Price $1.27 |
Used, Very Good |
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Publisher McClelland & Stewart Ltd |
Date 1996 |
Price $4.00 |
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Publisher Bt Bound |
Date 1997 |
Price None Available |
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Publisher Anchor Books |
Date 1997 |
Price $1.00 |
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Publisher Bantam Dell Pub Group |
Date 1996 |
Price $1.00 |
Very Good |
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Publisher Random House |
Date 1996 |
Price $1.00 |
Used - Good |
Publisher Notes
Takes readers into the life and mind of Grace Marks, one of the most notorious women of the 1840s, who is serving a life sentence for murders she claims she cannot remember. Simultaneous.
Media Reviews
"A proto-psychologist seeks out the imprisoned Grace hoping to excavate her secrets and establish, once and for all, her guilt or innocence, but Atwood herself is just as interested in the texture of daily life in the 19th century; this is a book about blood and laundry. Her tremendous intelligence--never contaminated by an iota of sentimentality or cant--and poet's eye...make ALIAS GRACE an acerbic delight..."
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