The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture

by Sebastian Barry (Author)

Synopsis

Nearing her one-hundredth birthday, and facing the closure of the mental institution where she's spent most her adulthood, Roseanne relates her astonishing life to psychiatrist Dr Grene. Told through their respective journals, the story that emerges is at once shocking and deeply beautiful. Exquisitely written, it is the story of a life blighted by terrible mistreatment and ignorance, and yet marked still by love, passion and hope.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 312
Edition: Export e.
Publisher: Faber
Published: 06 Nov 2008

ISBN 10: 0571215300
ISBN 13: 9780571215300
Book Overview: A beautiful and moving novel of a remarkable woman's stolen life.

Author Bio
Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His novels and plays have won, among other awards, the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Prize, the Costa Book of the Year award, the Irish Book Awards Best Novel, the Independent Booksellers Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He also had two consecutive novels, A Long Long Way (2005) and The Secret Scripture (2008), shortlisted for the MAN Booker Prize. He lives in Wicklow with his wife and three children.