Excellent writing by Atwood; her massive research efforts paid off. She presents an unbiased view as story-teller of a (fictionalized) true story. Very poetic.

You will love Grace! But you'll never be sure whether or not she is guilty

Enjoyed this story - had not heard about Grace M and the symbolism with the quilt squares which pieced together the story was ingenious.

I really like Margaret Atwood, but I sometimes feel that I started by reading her best novel and have been going down the list from there. While the title character is telling a story that draws in her listener inch by inch as she slowly lets out her yarn, Atwood is doing the same thing with her readers. The narrative jumps between characters and between time frames as Atwood keeps us holding on, waiting for the tangled climax. A climax comes only for Grace; the stories of all the other main characters are ended with an uncomfortable jolt. The unexpected jump into Victorian rape fantasies is a bit jarring as well.

One of MA's best books.