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The Secret Scripture

Sebastian Barry

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#152 of 8,085 books · #38 in Historical Fiction

Won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (2008). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 2 other awards.

Roseanne McNulty, perhaps nearing her one-hundredth birthday -- no one is quite sure -- faces an uncertain future, as the Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital where she's spent the best part of her adult life prepares for closure.

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Publisher
Faber & Faber
ISBN-13
9780571215287
Topics
Memory and identityMental illnessAgingIrish historySecrets and truth

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