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Alias Grace
- Narrated by: Shelley Thompson
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
Sixteen years have passed since Grace was locked up, at the age of 16, for the cold-blooded murders of her employer and his housekeeper/lover. Her alleged accomplice in the crimes, James McDermot, paid the extreme sentence of the law and was hanged on November 21, 1843. But some thought Grace was innocent, and her sentence has been commuted to life imprisonment. After a spell in the Lunatic Asylum she now claims to have no memory of the murders, and so Dr Simon Jordan tries to wake the part of Grace's mind which lies dormant. But what will he find?
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- Brid
- 30-09-16
beautifully written and narrated
This book really alleviated the tedium of my morning and evening commute. I found it thoroughly absorbing, due to the beautifully written prose combined with narration that complimented the writing so perfectly. I'm only sorry to have finished it!
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-04-17
great story
Great story but some of the level of detail and tangents were a bit distracting.
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36 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-02-16
enthralling
I was fully captivated by Grace's story and Margaret Atwood manages that most clever feat - completely convincing you that you are in a different place and time by telling a story well and weaving details of history into it rather than drenching the tale in so many researched facts it starts to feel like a history lesson
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- Ecovisitor
- 05-12-13
Gripping and mesmerising
If you could sum up Alias Grace in three words, what would they be?
Intriguing, captivating, heart wrenching
What did you like best about this story?
Excellent narration of the different characters, lovely Canadian accent and gripping story.
Have you listened to any of Shelley Thompson’s other performances? How does this one compare?
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Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Occasional laugh and heart breaking in places
Any additional comments?
Only problem I had was occasionally distinguishing between the opening quotes at each chapter and the start of the story in each case- just needed a slight pause.
But I absolutely loved this clever book and its telling.
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- djohn1
- 22-10-18
slow burner but well worth it!
stick at this one and you will be rewarded. I found it slow to start, but not one to waste a credit I carried on and got hooked!
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- Grete Buck
- 21-09-17
Fascinating!
An insight into the early use of psychoanalysis to determine criminal guilt. Very well narrated using two voices.
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- Cybergal
- 25-10-17
Nothing happens for half the book!
It is a very long book in which nothing happens for the first half, just endless detailed slow descriptions of every day life. The story picks up pace and begins to unfold after the half way mark. I found it extremely boring and difficult to stick with until the end. The story itself may be interesting, as it is based on real events, but it is painfully dragged out and not many scenes of consequence or interest actually take place in the book as a whole and the repetitive descriptions get tedious after a while.
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- Cassy
- 11-06-17
Amazing amazing amazing!!!
Spectacularly written and extremely well read. a total joy to listen to. Will immediately download all Margaret Attwood's entire back catalogue
5*
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- sarah
- 28-01-18
Good story that draws the listener in
What did you like most about Alias Grace?
It was a metaphorical page-turner
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The audio book is so much better than the netflicks drama. There are so many more nuances explored that explain the story and why this or that happened. Grace was a very complex character who had to learn how to survive any way she could do. The audio book made me feel that she was quite naïve and young.
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- Debbie Caswell
- 29-01-18
Well written, interesting, and hard to put down.
Such an interesting story that makes you stop and question. I truly loved it. I would highly recommend it.
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