I intend to start reading this book soon.
I was a bit slow getting into this book,but gathered speed as I got into it.I swung back and forth from being sympathetic towards Grace to believing she was scheming and deceitful. To be honest I am still not sure if she was truly innocent.🤔
A Margaret Atwood masterpiece.
From the back cover:
'Sometimes I whisper it over to myself Murderess.Murderess.It rustles,like a taffeta skirt along the floor.'
Around the true story of one of the mist enigmatic and notorious women of the 1840's,Margaret Atwood has created an extraordinary potent tale of sexuality,cruelty and mystery.

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Found in the Brampton phone box library and just taken out of quarantine. Thanks Widget. I've had mixed success with enjoying books by this author so will see how this one goes when it fits one of Plum-Crazy's monthly themes. (See under Book Talk in the Forum).

REVIEW:-"I really enjoyed this book and the way in which it was written, being a Margaret Atwood fan. The story was quite shocking in places but I learnt a lot about domestic chores in North America back in the 1840s and had much sympathy with Grace who had to work so hard at such a young age after losing her mother and also losing touch with her siblings. It was hard to decide just how guilty Grace actually was but as she was so young and naive I imagine many of her actions were done out of fear and not malice.
I love the way in which people wrote/ended their personal letters back when the book was set e.g. "I send you my best thoughts and wishes and trust that you are living more profitably and less perplexed than is,
your old friend
Simon
(Simon being a young doctor who took a great interest in Grace's mental health and used her for a study, which helped them both in some ways)."
Book reserved for Emscott10.

This book was given to Emscott10 today.

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to place on their shelves and discard the rest-so another bad release option.

Collected from Daffodil-2 in a non-contact swap with thanks.