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Alias Grace [talking book]

A reconstruction of a nineteenth-century crime, this is the story of Grace, who was locked up, at the age of sixteen, for the cold-blooded murders of her employer, Mr Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper/lover Nancy Montgomery. Sixteen years later, Dr Simon Jordan has to wake the part of Grace's mind which lies dormant. Was Grace a female fiend, a femme fatale or a weak unwilling victim of her accomplice James McDermot?

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  • "Diana Quick reads Alias Grace"@en
  • "Lorelei King reads The blind assassin"@en

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  • "Presents a fictional exploration of the life and mind of Grace Marks, one of the most notorious women of the 1840s, who served a life sentence for murders she claimed she could not remember."
  • "A reconstruction of a nineteenth-century crime, this is the story of Grace, who was locked up, at the age of sixteen, for the cold-blooded murders of her employer, Mr Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper/lover Nancy Montgomery. Sixteen years later, Dr Simon Jordan has to wake the part of Grace's mind which lies dormant. Was Grace a female fiend, a femme fatale or a weak unwilling victim of her accomplice James McDermot?"@en
  • "A novel about the true story of the young servant who murdered her employer and his mistress in Ontario in the 1840s."@en
  • "Margaret Atwood takes listeners back in time and into the life and mind of one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of the 19th century. Grace Marks had been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer, the wealthy Thomas Kinnear, and of his housekeeper and mistress, Nancy Montgomery. Dr. Simon Jordan, an up-and-coming expert in the burgeoning field of mental illness, is engaged by a group of reformers and spiritualists seeking a pardon for Grace. What does he find in attempting to unlock her memories? Is Grace a female fiend, a bloodthirsty femme fatale, or is she a victim of circumstances?"
  • "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?."@en
  • "In the 1840s, Grace Marks is serving a life sentence for her part in the vicious murders of a wealthy landowner and his mistress, an event for which Grace herself claims to have no memory."
  • "In the 1840s, Grace Marks is serving a life sentence for her part in the vicious murders of a wealthy landowner and his mistress, an event for which Grace herself claims to have no memory."@en
  • "Grace has been locked up for the cold-blooded murders of her employer and his housekeeper/lover. Her accomplice was hanged. After a spell in a lunatic asylum she claims she has no memory of the crime. Dr. Simon tries to awaken her dormant memory."@en
  • "Dr. Jordan reviews the case of Grace Marks who is serving a life sentence for her part in the murder of her employer and his mistress in 1843."@en
  • "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?"
  • "Grace Marks is serving a life sentence in the Kingston Penitentiary for her part in the murder of her employer and his mistress in 1843. She claims that she cannot remember anything about the murders, so Dr. Simon Jordan, an expert in the new field of mental illness, is engaged to review her case. The story she tells grows more and more alarming and baffling as Jordan tries to reveal the hidden layers."

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  • "Audiocassettes"@en
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Biographical fiction"@en
  • "Biographical fiction"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Talking books"@en
  • "Audiobooks, Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Electronic books"

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  • "Alias Grace [talking book]"@en
  • "Alias Grace ; The blind assassin"@en
  • "Alias Grace The blind assassin"
  • "Alias Grace"@da
  • "Alias Grace"@en
  • "Alias Grace"
  • "Alias grace"@en

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