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The Secret Scripture (McNulty Family, Bk 2)
The Secret Scripture - McNulty Family, Bk 2
Author: Sebastian Barry
Nearing her one-hundredth birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future, as the Roscommon Regional 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, and their relationship intensifies and complicates. — Told...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780143115694
ISBN-10: 0143115693
Publication Date: 4/28/2009
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 35 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 4
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reviewed The Secret Scripture (McNulty Family, Bk 2) on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 12
An extraordinarily well-written novel about a ninety year-old Irish woman. The narrative traces her ninety years of life while at the same time allowing the reader to know about the life of her psychiatrist, Dr. Grene. The sophisticated mystery of her life is narrated through her writing about her past as she is unable to verbalize it to Dr. Grene. Youth, old age, lost, found, great beauty, great torment, and a late and bittersweet denouement. Part tragedy, part mystery, and ultimately the full history of a beautiful woman who survives. A page turner.
DesertShaman avatar reviewed The Secret Scripture (McNulty Family, Bk 2) on + 203 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
The two distinct voices of the narrators are clearly heard. The writing is absolutely beautiful and you get pulled along in the story. I couldn't wait to pick up the book again each night. I must admit that I did not suspect the ending and was quite pleasantly surprised that I had not figured out the ending well in advance. The descriptions of the Ireland landscape make you feel as though you are right in the midst of things. Two thumbs up.
charliebear avatar reviewed The Secret Scripture (McNulty Family, Bk 2) on + 26 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Beautifully written double diary of two unforgettable characters. That said, the book could easily frustrate one who does not enjoy the elegant use of the language and the free flowing style. Like another reviewer, I was shocked I had not anticipated the ending. Instead I found myself reeling from final revelations. Definitely worth a delightfully slow read -- there's no rushing through this one!
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reviewed The Secret Scripture (McNulty Family, Bk 2) on + 628 more book reviews
Ooh this was a tough book to read. The those writing is good, it would have helped if I had known more about Irish history. Again the priests rule with a very heavy hand and control literally everything. A look at asylums of the era and the mores further deepened the abuse and sorrow. Just too depresing!

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