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Book at Bedtime: Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture

Book at Bedtime: Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture: Episode 1

Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture

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Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne McNulty's only solace is her psychiatrist Dr Grene.

Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne McNulty's future at a mental hospital is uncertain. By Sebastian Barry, read by Doreen Keogh and Alex Jennings.

The Secret Scripture

By Sebastian Barry, abridged by Neville Teller.

1/10. Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future at the soon to be closed Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital. Her only solace is her psychiatrist Dr Grene, with whom she has an intense and increasingly complicated relationship.

Read by Doreen Keogh and Alex Jennings.

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Roseanne McNulty's future at a mental hospital is uncertain.

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. Read by Doreen Keogh and Alex Jennings.

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