Alias Grace
by Atwood, Margaret
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0770427596
- ISBN 13
- 9780770427597
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Seal Books, 1997. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. As New - Unread Copy. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Margaret Atwood Re-Creates A Mysterious And Disturbing Murder And Breathes New Life Into One Of The Most Enigmatic And Notorious Women Of The Nineteenth Century. Grace Marks Has Been Convicted For Her Involvement In The Vicious Murders Of Her Employer, The Wealthy Thomas Kinnear, And His Housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery. Years Later, Dr. Simon Jordan - An Up-And-Coming Expert In The Burgeoning Field Of Mental Illness - Listens To Grace's Story, From Her Family's Difficult Passage From Ireland To Canada, To Her Time As A Maid In Thomas Kinnear's Household. As Grace Relives Her Past, Jordan Draws Her Closer To A Dark Maze Of Relationships And Her Lost Memories Of The Day Her Life Was Shattered.
Synopsis
Alias Grace is a historical fiction novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. First published in 1996 by McClelland & Stewart, it won the Canadian Giller Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The story is about the notorious 1843 murders of Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper Nancy Montgomery in Upper Canada. Two servants of the Kinnear household, Grace Marks and James McDermott, were convicted of the crime. McDermott was hung and Marks was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006211
- Title
- Alias Grace
- Author
- Atwood, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0770427596
- ISBN 13
- 9780770427597
- Publisher
- Seal Books
- Place of Publication
- 1997
- Date Published
- 1997
- Pages
- 563
- Keywords
- Womens Fiction, Chick Lit, Feminism, Classic, Fiction Books, Good Reads, Suspense, Teen Lit, Realistic Fiction, Adventure, Novel, Mystery Thriller, Vintage Fiction, Vintage Novel, Historical Fiction General, Classics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian Fiction;
- X weight
- 650 g
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