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The Secret Scripture : A Novel

by Sebastian Barry
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Poignant tale of love and tragedy amidst civil war.

This captivating novel takes you on a journey through the life of Roseanne McNulty, a former beauty now residing in a mental hospital. Against the backdrop of conflict in Ireland, Sebastian Barry paints a vivid picture of the cruelties of war and the corrupting power of those in authority. With its heart-wrenching story and beautifully crafted prose, The Secret Scripture will leave you mesmerized and deeply moved.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2008)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (2008)
  • Costa Book Award for Novel (2008)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (2008)
  • Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award for Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year (2009)
  • Costa Book of the Year (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Secret Scripture : A Novel

by Sebastian Barry
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ISBN: 9780143115694
Authors: Sebastian Barry
Publisher: Penguin Group
Date of Publication: 2009-04-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Literature, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.83
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Nearing her one-hundredth birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future, as the Roscommon Regional Mental hospital where she's spent the best part of her adult life prepares for closure. Over the weeks leading up to this upheaval, she talks often with her psychiatrist Dr Grene, and their relationship intensifies and complicates.Told through their respective journals, the story that emerges is at once shocking and deeply beautiful. Refracted through the haze of memory and retelling, Roseanne's story becomes an alternative, secret history of Ireland's changing character and the story of a life blighted by terrible mistreatment and ignorance, and yet marked still by love and passion and hope.
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Poignant tale of love and tragedy amidst civil war.

This captivating novel takes you on a journey through the life of Roseanne McNulty, a former beauty now residing in a mental hospital. Against the backdrop of conflict in Ireland, Sebastian Barry paints a vivid picture of the cruelties of war and the corrupting power of those in authority. With its heart-wrenching story and beautifully crafted prose, The Secret Scripture will leave you mesmerized and deeply moved.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2008)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (2008)
  • Costa Book Award for Novel (2008)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (2008)
  • Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award for Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year (2009)
  • Costa Book of the Year (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.