The Secret Scripture
Peter Hackett, Professor of Theater, Avalon Foundation Chair of the Humanities
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I was on sabbatical this fall and attended the Dublin Theater Festival. While there I read Sebastian Barry’s two novels, The Secret Scripture and On Caanan’s Side. Beautifully written, the stories focus on members of two families, the McNultys and the Dunnes, from Barry’s earlier novels and give a deeply personal look at 20th-century Irish history.