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Alias Grace - Through my Lens

Alias Grace by Margret Atwood.

Margret Atwood, with this book has led me back to the world of fiction again.
(When did I depart from fiction? Read this :https://deepthig.blogspot.com/2011/04/selfish-gene-richard-dawkins.html)
 It's the sort of read that weaves in a story with not the plot but with the author's insights that are refreshingly deep.
The novel explores a real life double murder that happened in the 18th century Canada.
The thread starts with a fictional character who is a psychiatrist exploring the truth behind the murders for which the protagonist , Grace Marks who was a housemaid at the victim's house, has been declared guilty.The story unfolds gradually in the thoughts of Grace Marks and her discussions with the doctor. Through out the novel, there is an intricate overlap of the innocence and guilt of Grace Marks. The reader is more invested in understanding the mystery of Grace's mind than in getting an answer to the Whodunnit.

Really Interesting quotes and examples of  literary devices from the novel:

"...a way of drawing the mind away from a hidden and essential fact like flowers on a grave"
"There is a Do-this and Do-that with God, never a Because"
"Heaven and Hell are a lot closer to each other than people think"
"Prison not only keeps the inmates in but locks others out. Her strongest prison was of her own construction.
"Help is what they offer but gratitude is what they want"




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