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" Alias Grace / "
Margaret Atwood.
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BL
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1026953
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b781323
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| Main Entry
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Atwood, Margaret,1939-
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| Title & Author
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Alias Grace /\ Margaret Atwood.
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| Edition Statement
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First Anchor books edition
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New York, NY :: Anchor Books,, [1997]
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, ©1996
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468 pages :: illustrations ;; 20 cm
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0385490445
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: 0525562672
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: 9780385490443
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: 9780525562672
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| Notes
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Includes author's afterword (pages 461-465).
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| Contents
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1. Jagged edge -- 2. Rocky road -- 3. Puss in the corner -- 4. Young man's fancy -- 5. Broken dishes -- 6. Secret drawer -- 7. Snake fence -- 8. Fox and geese -- 9. Hearts and gizzards -- 10. Lady of the lake -- 11. Falling timbers -- 12. Solomon's temple -- 13. Pandora's box -- 14. The letter x -- 15. The tree of paradise -- Author's afterword.
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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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Marks, Grace,1827-
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Marks, Grace,née 1827-- Romans.
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Marks, Grace,1827-
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Murder-- Canada-- History-- 19th century, Fiction.
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Trials (Murder)-- Canada, Fiction.
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Women murderers-- Canada, Fiction.
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FICTION-- Crime.
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FICTION-- Historical.
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FICTION-- Mystery Detective-- Historical.
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Murder.
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Trials (Murder)
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Women murderers.
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Canada.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.54
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| LC Classification
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PR9199.3.A8A79 1997
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