The Resource Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood
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- Summary
- In the astonishing new novel by the author of the bestsellers The Robber Bride, Cat's Eye, and The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood takes us back in time and into the life and mind 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, the wealthy Thomas Kinnear, and of Nancy Montgomery, his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence after a stint in Toronto's lunatic asylum, Grace herself 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, from her family's difficult passage out of Ireland into Canada, to her time as a maid in Thomas Kinnear's household. As he brings Grace closer and closer to the day she cannot remember, he hears of the turbulent relationship between Kinnear and Nancy Montgomery, and of the alarming behavior of Grace's fellow servant, James McDermott. Jordan is drawn to Grace, but he is also baffled by her. What will he find in attempting to unlock her memories? Is Grace a female fiend, a bloodthirsty femme fatale? Or is she a victim of circumstances?
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Anchor Books edition
- Extent
- 468 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385475716
- Label
- Alias Grace
- Title
- Alias Grace
- Statement of responsibility
- Margaret Atwood
- Subject
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- trueLiterary fiction
- true1840s -- 1840 -- 1849
- Marks, Grace, b. 1826 -- Fiction
- Women murderers -- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- Murder -- Fiction
- trueMen/women relations
- trueHousekeepers
- trueBooks to TV
- trueMarks, Grace, b. 1826
- trueWomen prisoners
- trueMurder -- History -- 19th century
- trueHousehold employees
- trueCanada -- History -- 19th century
- trueTrials (Murder)
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueIrish Canadians
- truePsychological fiction
- Trials (Murder) -- Fiction
- trueHistorical mysteries
- trueWomen murderers
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueMultiple perspectives
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the astonishing new novel by the author of the bestsellers The Robber Bride, Cat's Eye, and The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood takes us back in time and into the life and mind 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, the wealthy Thomas Kinnear, and of Nancy Montgomery, his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence after a stint in Toronto's lunatic asylum, Grace herself 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, from her family's difficult passage out of Ireland into Canada, to her time as a maid in Thomas Kinnear's household. As he brings Grace closer and closer to the day she cannot remember, he hears of the turbulent relationship between Kinnear and Nancy Montgomery, and of the alarming behavior of Grace's fellow servant, James McDermott. Jordan is drawn to Grace, but he is also baffled by her. What will he find in attempting to unlock her memories? Is Grace a female fiend, a bloodthirsty femme fatale? Or is she a victim of circumstances?
- Summary
- 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
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 1998.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 1996.
- Giller Prize, 1996.
- Library Journal Best Books, 1996.
- New York Times Notable Book, 1997
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 013455
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1939-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Atwood, Margaret
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR9199.3.A8
- LC item number
- A79 1996
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Marks, Grace
- Murder
- Women murderers
- Trials (Murder)
- Historical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Anchor Books edition
- Extent
- 468 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385475716
- Lccn
- 96021689 //r96
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 96021689 //r96
- 91559
- Label
- Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Anchor Books edition
- Extent
- 468 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385475716
- Lccn
- 96021689 //r96
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 96021689 //r96
- 91559
Subject
- true1840s -- 1840 -- 1849
- trueBiographical fiction
- trueBooks to TV
- trueCanada -- History -- 19th century
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueHistorical mysteries
- trueHousehold employees
- trueHousekeepers
- trueIrish Canadians
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueMarks, Grace, b. 1826
- Marks, Grace, b. 1826 -- Fiction
- trueMen/women relations
- trueMultiple perspectives
- Murder -- Fiction
- trueMurder -- History -- 19th century
- truePsychological fiction
- trueTrials (Murder)
- Trials (Murder) -- Fiction
- trueWomen murderers
- Women murderers -- Fiction
- trueWomen prisoners
Genre
- trueBooks to TV
- trueCanadian fiction
- Fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueHistorical mysteries
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueMultiple perspectives
- truePsychological fiction
Included in
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 1998
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 1996
- trueClassic Historical Fiction
- trueLibrary Journal Best Books: 1996
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 1997
- trueScotiabank Giller Prize
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Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
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