The Secret Scripture
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Sensitively narrated by Stephen Hogan, The Secret Scripture is a poignant and emotive tale of a woman who falls prey to her own unconscious sexuality in the midst of an unforgiving society. Shortlisted for the British Book Awards, Author of the Year, 2009. Winner of the Costa Book of the Year, 2008. Short listed for the Man Booker Prize, 2008. Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future, as the Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital where's she spent most of her adult life prepares for closure. Over the weeks leading up to this upheaval, she talks with her psychiatrist, Dr. Greene, and their relationship intensifies and complicates. Told through their respective journals, the story that emerges is at once shocking and deeply beautiful: a secret history of Ireland's changing character and the story of a life blighted by terrible mistreatment and ignorance.