Margaret Atwood's novel "Alias Grace" is both a spell-binding psychological page-turner, and a probing social commentary on the relationship between men and women, scientists and their subjects of study, men and women, and haves and have-nots/5(4). Inspired by actual historical events, Alias Grace follows the story of convicted murderess Grace Marks. Born in Ireland, Grace immigrated to Canada at age twelve, along with her parents and siblings. Grace’s mother died on the journey and was buried at sea, a deep loss that Grace is still grieving in adulthood, and Grace’s father was an abusive alcoholic. · Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood's ninth novel is a work of historical fiction, although based on a true historical event - the story of Grace Marks, a Canadian housemaid who was convicted of murdering her employer Thomas Kinnear, and suspected of murdering his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery on J. The murder has been extensively reported in Canadian, American and 4/5(K).
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Inspired by actual historical events, Alias Grace follows the story of convicted murderess Grace Marks. Born in Ireland, Grace immigrated to Canada at age twelve, along with her parents and siblings. Grace’s mother died on the journey and was buried at sea, a deep loss that Grace is still grieving in adulthood, and Grace’s father was an abusive alcoholic. Alias Grace. | TV-MA | 1 Season | TV Dramas. In 19th-century Canada, a psychiatrist weighs whether a murderess should be pardoned due to insanity. Based on Margaret Atwood's award-winning novel. Starring: Sarah Gadon, Edward Holcroft, Paul Gross. Watch all you want. Alias Grace is a novel of historical fiction by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. First published in by McClelland Stewart, it won the Canadian Giller Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The story fictionalizes the notorious murders of Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper Nancy Montgomery in Canada West.
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