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Introduction Margret Atwood a long time celebrated author,

has most recently published Alias Grace. Atwood has taken

a different approach to this novel. Although fictional this

story has been based on reality. Grace Marks, the main

character is indeed, on of the mid-eighteen hundreds most

famous criminals. She was the celebrated villain of the

Kinnear-Montgomery murders. This novel has a terrific

sense of mystery but also enough interest to engage the

reader into its historical drama. Plot Summary Alias Grace,

begins in the main character, Grace Marks', sixteenth year of

incarceration for the murder of Thomas Kinnear, her past

employer. Her supposed accomplice in the murders has

already been killed for the murder of Kinnear, although

Marks being a woman was handed a lighter sentence of life,

although originally sentenced to death also. The death of

Nancy Montgomery, Kinnear's housekeeper and mistress,

was disregarded as both villain had already been sentenced

to......

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