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The Secret Scripture
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ISBN10: 0143115693
ISBN13: 9780143115694
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: Apr 28 2009
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.18 Depth: 7.66
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780143115694
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: Apr 28 2009
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.18 Depth: 7.66
Language: English
FINALIST FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE [Barry writes] in language of surpassing beauty. . . . It is like a song, with all the pulse of the Irish language, a song sung liltingly and plaintively from the top of Ben Bulben into the airy night. --The New York Times An epic story of family, love, and unavoidable tragedy from the acclaimed author of Old God's Time and The Newer World
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 poignant story of the cruelties of civil war and corrupted power.
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