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The novel was inspired by a story told to him by his mother of an old relative: We were driving through Sligo , and my mother pointed out a hut and told me that was where my great uncle's first wife had lived before being put into a lunatic asylum by the family.
- Sebastian Barry
- 2008
Sebastian Barry’s The Secret Scripture, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2008, is the story of Roseanne, a woman approaching her 100th birthday who has spent much of her adult life in a Sligo asylum now due to close.
Mar 30, 2022 · The Secret Scripture is an astonishing and powerful piece of work, and provides answers to some of the unresolved questions raised in the other two books. At the centre of the trilogy is the McNulty family and in particular the three brothers, Eneas, Tom and Jack.
Apr 2, 2008 · Secret Scripture is a story of betrayals - by those we love most, of them in turn by us; but particularly our betrayal of ourselves in memory and history. We betray ourselves through memories in which we both find and avoid guilt. We are innocent because we are hapless when it comes to memory.
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May 5, 2009 · The Secret Scripture didn’t disappoint. It is a magnificent story about memory and the tricks our minds play on us, and how society has a habit of condemning the innocent to live lives of quiet desperation and unnecessary struggle.
Through Roseanne's secret manuscript and Dr. Grene's own personal and professional struggles, the novel weaves a tapestry of Ireland's turbulent history, from the aftermath of World War I to the religious and political tensions of the mid-20th century.
Aug 4, 2015 · The authenticity of The Secret Scripture transcends the ending. Written only for themselves, Roseanne and Dr. Grene’s private recollections ring true, but only as true as any story we tell ourselves.
