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Memory's refractive tale of Ireland's past.

"The Secret Scripture" is an immersive journey that weaves through the complexities of a centenarian's life and the history they've witnessed. Its poignant prose and deep dive into the landscapes of memory and personal history will resonate with you if you appreciate narratives that marry personal stories with national identity. The dual narrative between patient and psychiatrist enriches the reading experience, making it a poignant pick for those who enjoy novels with psychological and historical dimensions.

  • 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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ISBN: 9780571215294
Authors: Sebastian Barry
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Literature, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.83
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Needing 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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Memory's refractive tale of Ireland's past.

"The Secret Scripture" is an immersive journey that weaves through the complexities of a centenarian's life and the history they've witnessed. Its poignant prose and deep dive into the landscapes of memory and personal history will resonate with you if you appreciate narratives that marry personal stories with national identity. The dual narrative between patient and psychiatrist enriches the reading experience, making it a poignant pick for those who enjoy novels with psychological and historical dimensions.

  • 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.