Hva er en sann historie? Det er spørsmålet i denne fascinerende beretningen om 16 år gamle Grace Marks som blir dømt til livsvarig fengsel for det brutale drapet på sin arbeidsgiver, Thomas Kinnear og hans husholderske og elskerinne Nancy Montgomery. Hennes medsammensvorne, James McDermot blir hengt for drapene 21. november 1843. Men hvilken rolle spilte egentlig Grace i det grusomme dobbeltdrapet? Var hun en femme fatale som stod bak forbrytelsen og som manipulerte James McDermot? Eller var hun tvert imot en vettskremt jentunge som ble trukket inn i et drama hun ikke kunne ane rekkevidden av?Romanen er basert på virkelige hendelser.
...ca Liddiard, Zachary Levi. In 19th-century Canada, a psychiatrist weighs whether a murderess should be pardoned due to insanity. Alias Grace is a novel of historical fiction by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. First published in 1996 by McClelland & Stewart, it won the Canadian Giller Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The story fictionalizes the notorious 1843 murders of Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper Nancy Montgomery in Canada West. Alias Grace. 2017 TV-MA 1 Season Award-Winning TV Shows. In 19th-century Canada, a psychiatrist weighs whether a murderess should be pardoned due to insanity. Alias Grace is a Canadian television miniseries directed by Mary Harron and written by Sarah Polley, based on Margaret Atwood's 1996 novel of the same name. It stars Sarah Gadon, Edward Holcroft, Rebecca Liddiard, Zachary Levi, Kerr Logan, David Cronenberg, Paul Gross, and Anna Paquin. The series consists of six episodes. Based on the award-winning novel by Margaret Atwood and inspi...