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It's 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and 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. 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? Captivating and disturbing, Alias Grace showcases best-selling, Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood at the peak of her powers.
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Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 1999
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- Titolo
- Alias Grace
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Margaret Atwood
- Editore
- Petersen-Buchimport
- Pubblicato
- 1999
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- ISBN10
- 3883891215
- ISBN13
- 9783883891217
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Gialli & Thriller, Temi psicologici, Prosa storica, Gialli, Classici, USA, Omicidi, Letteratura Americana, XIX Secolo, Canada, Psichiatria, Basato su eventi reali, Prigione, Letteratura canadese, Emancipazione, Adattato in una serie, Perdita di Memoria, Amnesia, Toronto, Servitù, domestici
- Prima pubblicazione
- 1996
- Titolo originale
- Alias Grace
- Valutazione
- 4,1 su 5
- Descrizione
- It's 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and 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. 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? Captivating and disturbing, Alias Grace showcases best-selling, Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood at the peak of her powers.