The Secret Scripture
by Sebastian Barryliterary work· published 2008
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Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne faces an uncertain future, as the 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. This relationship intensifies as he mourns the death of his wife.
Adaptations (1)
The Secret Scripture was adapted into a 2016 film.
The Secret Scripture2016 · film · 108 min · dir. Jim Sheridan · IMDb ↗The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
