Folio: Testament Cache 1 (Series #A44020) (Paperback)

from lauralkeet

Roseanne McNulty has lived nearly a century, and spent much of her adult life in a home for the mentally ill. As officials prepare to relocate to a new facility, the staff must assess and place each resident in the appropriate level of care. Records pertaining to Roseanne's case are scarce, so Dr...

from Berly

To be honest, I would not have finished this book if it were not a book club selection... with the discussion being held at my house! I am so glad I struggled through to the end. The book has so many depressing themes: death, adultery, the seemingly limitless power of the Catholic Church to contr...

from teresa1953

This is a beautiful and haunting story set mostly in an ancient Irish mental facility, or lunatic asylum, as it was charmingly referred to when it was created. The differences in 100 year old Roseanne's recall and that wriiten down in records, kept mostly by the Catholic church, are both unsettli...

from BCCJillster

This was my first Sebastian Barry, but definitely just a beginning as a fan. The language was lyrical, evocative, and captured me right away when I first heard Roseanne's voice. Her story spans 100 years along with all the confusion of Irish history after partition. Although her surroundings were...

from tututhefirst

A powerful, incredible book. Set in an insane asylum, the Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital in Sligo Ireland, this is the story of one of its patients, 100 year old Roseann McNulty and her psychiatrist Dr. Grene. The hospital is slated for demolition shortly, and Dr. Grene must evaluate his pati...