July 23, 1843 in Canada there was a nightmarish crime, which still does not give rest to psychologists and criminologists. The servant Grace Marks was accused of the extremely brutal murder of her master and his pregnant mistress-economy. Grace was unusually beautiful and very young - she was not yet 16 years old. The case was complicated by the fact that she offered three different versions of the murder, while her accomplice - only two. But he went to the gallows, and she had her whole life to spend in prison and a madhouse - the lawyer managed to prove to the jury that she was insane. Grace Marks released 29 years later But was she really crazy? The winner of the Booker Prize Margaret Atwood offers his version of the story about the most famous Canadian criminal . But is she entitled?