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Secret ScriptureSebastian Barry

Secret Scripture

Sebastian Barry
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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.

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9 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2011
    Faber & Faber · 320 pages · 9780571275601
  • Paperback · English · 2009
    The Secret Scripture
    Penguin Books · 336 pages · 9780143115694
  • Audiobook · English · 2008
    The Secret Scripture
    Blackstone Audio, Inc. · 9781433261503
  • Audiobook · English · 2008
    The Secret Scripture [Library Binding]
    Blackstone Audio, Inc. · 9781433261480
  • Other · English · 2015
    Faber & Faber, Limited · 320 pages · 9780571323951
  • Other · English · 2010
    Faber & Faber, Limited · 320 pages · 9780571253579
Ireland, fictionFiction, generalNew York Times reviewedOlder womenFictionPhysician and patientSocial conditionsFiction, historical, general