by Sebastian Barry · Faber & Faber, Limited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571215294
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«The Secret Scripture» is the historical novel by Sebastian Barry, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (312 pages, in English).
Roseanne McNulty, about to turn one hundred, remains in a psychiatric hospital in Ireland that is about to close. She talks with her psychiatrist, Dr. Grene, and writes a secret diary in which she recalls her rural childhood in the 1930s and a failed marriage. Her story, between abuse, love and hope, is also a hidden chronicle of Ireland.
Book 2 of 3 in the McNulty Family series. Winner of the Costa Book Award 2008 and finalist for the Man Booker Prize.
For readers of literary and historical fiction, especially those seeking novels about memory, identity and twentieth-century Ireland.
Sebastian Barry is an Irish novelist, playwright and poet. He was named Laureate for Irish Fiction, 2018–2021. The French government named him a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2024. He is considered "one of Ireland’s most acclaimed and accomplished novelists", with "a distinctive place in contemporary Irish culture".
