Margaret Atwood's novel "Alias Grace" is based on the murder of Thomas Kinnear and his mistress Nancy Montgomery in 1843. Kinnear's manservant was hanged for the crime, but the execution of his supposed accomplice, Grace Marks, owing to her 'feeble sex' and 'extreme youth', was commuted to life. "In Search of 'Alias Grace'" describes Margaret Atwood's search for the facts, what she found out, what eluded her grasp, and how this process shaped her novel.
- ISBN10 077660449X
- ISBN13 9780776604497
- Publish Date 1 January 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 July 2011
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint University of Ottawa Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 48
- Language English
- URL http://press.uottawa.ca/in-search-of-alias-grace