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The Secret Scripture

An epic story of family, love, and unavoidable tragedy from the two-time Man Booker Prize finalist Sebastian Barry 's novels have been hugely admired by readers and critics, and in 2005 his novel A Long Long Way was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In The Secret Scripture, Barry revisits County Sligo, Ireland, the setting for his previous three books, to tell the unforgettable story of Roseanne McNulty. Once one of the most beguiling women in Sligo, she is now a resident of Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital and nearing her hundredth year. Set against an Ireland besieged by conflict, The Secret Scripture is an engrossing tale of one woman's life, and a vivid reminder of the stranglehold that the Catholic church had on individuals throughout much of the twentieth century. Soon to be a film starring Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave.

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  • "The secret scripture"@it
  • "Secret scripture"@it
  • "Secret scripture"@he
  • "Secret scripture"

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  • "Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne faces an uncertain future, as the 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. This relationship intensifies as he mourns the death of his wife."
  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "Le docteur Grene doit décider si la centenaire Roseanne Clear McNulty est apte à réintégrer la société alors qu'elle a passé la moitié de son existence dans l'hôpital psychiatrique de Roscommon. A force d'entretiens avec sa patiente et d'investigations dans les archives de la ville de Sligo, il prend conscience avec horreur des intrications de son passé avec celui de l'Irlande."
  • "Recording the events of her life from a mental hospital as her hundredth birthday approaches, Roseanne McNulty considers returning to society when she learns that the hospital is about to close."
  • "An epic story of family, love, and unavoidable tragedy from the two-time Man Booker Prize finalist Sebastian Barry 's novels have been hugely admired by readers and critics, and in 2005 his novel A Long Long Way was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In The Secret Scripture, Barry revisits County Sligo, Ireland, the setting for his previous three books, to tell the unforgettable story of Roseanne McNulty. Once one of the most beguiling women in Sligo, she is now a resident of Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital and nearing her hundredth year. Set against an Ireland besieged by conflict, The Secret Scripture is an engrossing tale of one woman's life, and a vivid reminder of the stranglehold that the Catholic church had on individuals throughout much of the twentieth century. Soon to be a film starring Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave."@en
  • "Ein Roman über Familienintrigen, die blutige irische Geschichte und eine grosse Liebe. Mit Roseanne McNulty hat Sebastian Barry eine unvergessliche Frauenfigur geschaffen und ihr eine kraftvoll rauhe und poetische Stimme gegeben."
  • "This story pits two contradictory narratives against each other in an attempt to solve the mystery of a 100-year-old mental patient."@en
  • "This story pits two contradictory narratives against each other in an attempt to solve the mystery of a 100-year-old mental patient."
  • "Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future, as the Mental hospital where she's spent most of her adult life prepares for closure. Over the weeks leading up to this upheaval, she talks often with her psychiatrist Dr Grene. This relationship, guarded but trusting after so many years, intensifies as Dr Grene mourns the death of his wife. Told through their respective journals, the story of Roseanne's family in 1930s Sligo emerges. Refracted through the haze of memory, Roseanne's story becomes an alternative, secret history of Ireland. It is the story of a life blighted by maltreatment and ignorance, yet still marked by a flame of love, passion and hope."
  • "Een ten onrechte in een psychiatrisch ziekenhuis opgenomen Ierse vrouw van bijna honderd jaar vertelt haar levensverhaal."
  • "As a young woman, Roseanne McNulty was one of the most beautiful and beguiling girls in County Sligo, Ireland. Now, as her hundredth year draws near, she is a patient at Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital, and she decides to record the events of her life."
  • "Approaching her 100th birthday, Roseanne, a mental patient, decides to document her eventful life. After taking a special interest in her case, Dr. Grene, Roseanne's caregiver, discovers evidence that supports an extremely different version of her life."@en

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  • "Authors' autographs (Provenance)"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Irish fiction (English)"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Advance copies (Publishing)"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Modern fiction"@en
  • "Uncorrected proofs (Printing)"@en
  • "Diary fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Translations"
  • "Translations"@he
  • "Biographical fiction"@en
  • "Biographical fiction"
  • "Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)"@en
  • "Fiction"@tr
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@he
  • "Fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Irské romány (anglicky)"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Roman irlandais de langue anglaise"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Ausgabe"

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  • "L'Escriptura secreta"@ca
  • "The Secret scripture"
  • "Ein verborgenes Leben : Roman"
  • "The Secret Scripture"@en
  • "ha-Ketuvim ha-sodiim"
  • "Egy eltitkolt élet"@hu
  • "Egy eltitkolt élet"
  • "Il segreto"@it
  • "Il segreto"
  • "Saklı kalanlar"@tr
  • "Le testament caché"
  • "L'escriptura secreta"
  • "The secret scripture : a novel"@en
  • "The secret scripture : a novel"
  • "Tajny dziennik"
  • "Tajny dziennik"@pl
  • "<&gt"@he
  • "Tajno pismo"
  • "Det hemmelige skrift"@da
  • "The secret scripture"
  • "The secret scripture"@en
  • "La escritura secreta"
  • "La escritura secreta"@es
  • "Tajni zapis"
  • "La Escritura secreta"
  • "ha-Ketuvim ha-sodiyim"
  • "Le testament caché : roman"
  • "Tajný deník"
  • "The secret scripture a novel"
  • "The secret scripture a novel"@en
  • "הכתובים הסודיים"
  • "The secret scripture : [a novel]"
  • "Skrito sporočilo"@sl
  • "Ein verborgenes Leben Roman"
  • "The Secret scripture : a novel"
  • "Det hemmelige skrift : roman"@da
  • "De geheime schrift"

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