Alias Grace is a fictionalised recount of a 1843 murder case from Canada where a servant girl was convicted of murdering her employers, with the help of a fellow employee. The book is told as a doctor at the institution where Grace is finally imprisoned seeks to learn the truth of the events. One of the main challenges in the narrative is that Grace seems so sweet and mild mannered, yet has been convicted of this horrifically violent act - so there is a constant question asked. How? Why? Is she really as evil as she would need to be? What is her culpability?
A very clever novel - though very long and a bit slow at times. I did like the gradual reveal and the conflicts that Simon faces as he struggles to find the truth.
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