{"product_id":"the-secret-scripture-paperback","title":"The Secret Scripture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSebastian Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture starring Rooney Mara\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn epic story of family, love, and unavoidable tragedy from the two-time Booker Prize finalist and author of \u003ci\u003eOld God's Time \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sebastian Barry's novels have been hugely admired by readers and critics, and in 2005 his novel \u003ci\u003eA Long Long Way\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing tale of one woman's life, and a poignant story of the cruelties of civil war and corrupted power. \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e is now a film starring Rooney Mara, Eric Bana, and Vanessa Redgrave.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His plays include \u003ci\u003eBoss Grady's Boys\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eThe Steward of Christendom\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of Sligo\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eThe Pride of Parnell Street\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eDallas Sweetman\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). Among his novels are \u003ci\u003eThe Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eAnnie Dunne\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eA Long Long Way\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), the latter shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. His poetry includes \u003ci\u003eThe Water-Colourist\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003eFanny Hawke Goes to the Mainland Forever\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) and \u003ci\u003eThe Pinkening Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). His awards include the Irish-America Fund Literary Award, The Christopher Ewart-Biggs Prize, the London Critics Circle Award, The Kerry Group Irish Fiction Prize, and Costa Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year. He lives in Wicklow with his wife Ali, and three children, Merlin, Coral, and Tobias.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.66 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226943897849,"sku":"9780143115694","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZFY2K2ZFb3BHb0dBVkp0WE5TMGZhUT09.webp?v=1768273640","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-secret-scripture-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}