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In Alias Grace, bestselling author Margaret Atwood has written her most captivating, disturbing, and ultimately satisfying work since The Handmaid's Tale. She takes us back in time and into the life of 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, 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?
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?
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Cheryl R. (
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
Reworking and fictionalization of a real historical event/person, about Grace Marks, an Irish immigrant maid who was convicted along with a male servant in the same household of killing her master and the housekeeper, who was also the master’s paramour. This took place near Toronto, Canada in the mid-1800’s. Partly told about Grace, partly told about a psychiatrist interviewing Grace extensively many years after the fact. Interesting story, but I found it quite draggy and drawn-out in some places and found myself muttering, “get ON with it, already!” many times. Yet the story itself was interesting enough to keep me reading, and I’m not sorry I finished it.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
Absolutely compelling psychological/crime drama based on a true story that happened in Canada in the mid 1800's. A woman is accused of murder and sentenced to life in prison. She claims that she can't remember the crime. A young psychology student begins interviewing her to try to get to the truth and she tells the story of her life. Grace is such a likeable character that you can't help but feel empathy for her plight and I found myself skipping ahead a few pages because I wanted to know what was going to happen next so badly. It's really a fantastic book for crime fans or history fans.
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
If you have not had the pleasure of reading Atwood, you should do so immediately. This book was quite good, interesting historical elements, really interesting characters and plot. I am re-reading Atwood's other books now because I remember how much I enjoyed most of them the first time around.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really looked forward to reading this, but I could not get with the writer's style.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
A tough read, but worth the time it takes. Great for a book club
Brandy S. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was the first Margaret Atwood book I read, and will definitely read more of hers! Loved this story of a maid in the home of a rich woman and her husband. She falls in love with the husband (and possibly the wife), while the farmhand falls in love with the wife. They get together to perform an unspeakable crime, of which you aren't sure that she participates. Story occurs in the beginning of the century, and is written through her eyes, as she tells her story to a doctor trying to decide if she is crazy or not.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
No doubt, the writing was great (as is all writing by Margaret Atwood). The story was just a little boring, it took weeks for me to finish this book.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Ugg, I could not get past page 36 and that took me several weeks to psyche myself up to read that much! I know it got good reviews on several websites, but I was bored to tears!! My bookclub abandoned it as several of us could not get past this point in the book (I read the furthest in it and I only made it to page 36). Do NOT recommend!!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
19th century historical fiction. A woman is accused of 2 vicious murders. She serves a life sentence but her case is taken on by a dr in the emerging field of mental illness. What really happened on the fateful night?
Kristin D. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another Atwood great. Very well written, interesting and entertaining.
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I am a huge Margaret Atwood fan, I enjoyed her writing more than the whole of the book.
Sarah C. (This book was an interesting read for me. At times it felt tedious and it wasn't the type of book I simply "couldn't put down". However, something kept drawing me back to it and once I picked it up again I was sufficiently intrigued to keep reading. I loved Atwood's The Handmaiden's Tale and Oryx and Crake so this switch to historical fiction was an interesting change.
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