Alias Grace

This beautiful first printing remains in fine condition. The pages are tight and unmarked, and the book is tight and square. The dust jacket is unmarked. Brown cloth boards feature the author's signature imprinted on the spine with bright gilt lettering. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood, published in 1996, is a historical fiction novel based on the real-life case of Grace Marks, a Canadian woman who was convicted of the 1843 murders of her employer, Thomas Kinnear, and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery. The novel delves deeply into the societal and gender dynamics of the time, examining how Grace, as a poor, immigrant woman, is treated by the legal system and by society.