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Anchor (1997), Edition: 0, Paperback, 468 pages
Description
It is 1843, and 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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Margaret Atwood has always written her characters from the inside out. She knows them: in their hearts, their bones. For many years now she has been a stylist of sensuous power. In Alias Grace she has surpassed herself, writing with a glittering, singing intensity.
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Awards
Booker Prize (Longlist — 1996)
Women's Prize for Fiction (Longlist — 1997)
Dublin Literary Award (Shortlist — 1998)
Governor General's Literary Award (Finalist — 1996)
Salon Book Award (Fiction — 1997)
Scotiabank Giller Prize (Longlist — 1996)
Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence (Shortlist — Novel — 1997)
Notable Books List (1998)
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Physical description
468 p.; 5.2 x 1.02 inches
ISBN
0385490445 / 9780385490443