In 1843, a 16-year-old Canadian housemaid named Grace Marks was tried for the murder of her employer and his mistress. The sensationalistic trial made headlines throughout the world, and the jury delivered a guilty verdict. Yet opinion remained fiercely divided about Marks- -was she a spurned woman who had taken out her rage on two innocent victims, or was she an unwilling victim herself, caught up in a crime she was too young to understand? Such doubts persuaded the judges to commute her sentence to life imprisonment, and Marks spent the next 30 years in an assortment of jails and asylums, where she was often exhibited as a star attraction. In Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood reconstructs Marks's story in fictional form. Her portraits of 19th-century prison and asylum life are chilling in their detail. The author also introduces Dr Simon Jordan, who listens to the prisoner's tale with a mixture of sympathy and disbelief. In his effort to uncover the truth, Jordan uses the tools of the then rudimentary science of psychology. But the last word belongs to the book's narrator--Grace herself. (from Amazon.com)

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Including this in a bookbag

This one caught my eye from the bookbag so I rescued it. I've got no idea when I'll get around to reading it, but I will, (eventually).

Interesting read.

Mum wanted this when I finally read it so into her pile to take to her place when I next get the chance.

Thank you. I can add it to my TBR mountain.

Just as I was getting ready to read this, I discovered I have a copy in my personal library, so this copy will need to move along for others to enjoy.

Release #46 for 2017 ...

Spotted at The Nook at Federation Square.

Left in the bookcase.

Picked up at The Nook at Federation Square today

Found at second hand store today. Purchased to keep the journey going.

Just started the book