In Search of "Alias Grace" (Charles R. Bronfman Lecture in Canadian Studies)

Product Description<br/><br/><br/><br/>Margaret Atwood's novel<br/>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.<br/>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.<br/><br/><br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/><br/>Margaret Atwood is the internationally renowned author of such novels as "Oryx and Crake, Alias Grace", and "The Edible Woman". She is a novelist and a poet, and has also authored short story collections, critical studies, screenplays, radio scripts, and books.<br/><br/>Kieron P. O_Connor is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UniversitA(c) de MontrA(c)al and a clinical researcher at the Centre de reserche Fernand-SA(c)guin. He is co-author of "Clinical Phenomenology and Cognitive Psychology."