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Introduction Margret Atwood a long time celebrated author,has most recently published Alias invest. Atwood has takena different approach to this bracing. Although fictional thisstory has been based on reality. Grace Marks, the maincharacter is indeed, on of the mid-eighteen hundreds mostfamous criminals. She was the celebrated villain of theKinnear-Montgomery murders. This novel has a terrificsense of mystery but also enough interest to engage thereader into its historical drama. Plot Summary Alias Grace,begins in the main character, Grace Marks, sixteenth year ofincarceration for the murder of Thomas Kinnear, her pastemployer. Her supposed accomplice in the murders hasalready been killed for the murder of Kinnear, althoughMarks universe a woman was handed a lighter sentence of life,although originally sentenced to death also. The death ofNancy Montgomery, Kinnears housekeeper and mistress,was disregarded as both villain had already been sentencedto death. Grace is around thirty years old, being accused ofthe crimes when she was only sixteen. Grace is prison whereshe has been mentally tortured during her rotation fromprison to asylum over time. Doctors who aspiration to "examine"her frequently visit. She has now has a subconsciousaversion to these doctors and the world which she knows.She has become accustomed to being silent and unseen. Thisnovel begins with the interest of a teen doctor in Grace,Dr. Simon Jordan. He is noted as being from a wealthyfamily and of good name, but is more interested in studying abroad about sanity and those enclosed in asylums ratherthan interest at home. He has little experience in dealing on a individual(prenominal) basis with the question of sanity of patients, but isintrigued by this fabulously sensationalized murderess. Agroup that has continuously tried for the pardon of GraceMarks has recruited him. In hopes of discovery that she hasbeen found mentally sane and furthermore innocent on allcounts of murder. Dr. Jordans main purpose is to helprecover the lost retrospection of the time during the murders. Thismemory which some to believe was conveniently forgottenhelped convict her during the trial almost as if she hadadmitted to the killings. During the course of his visits withGrace, Dr. Jordan encourages her to tell of her life beforethe murders. Grace begins her story with her family inScotland. Grace had been left with her abusive father andthe smaller children after her mother died on the passage toAmerica. A trip taken for necessity rather that admit for herfather was in a bit of financial trouble in Scotland. Grace issent out in Canada as a servant.