The mental hospital where psychiatrist Dr Grene works is about to be shut down, and he sets about investigating the history of his elderly patient Roseanne. Committed as a young woman, Roseanne also looks back on the tragedies and passions of her life through her secret journal. When Dr Grene uncovers the circumstances of the arrival there, it leads to a secret that will shock them both. Winner of the 2008 Costa Book of the Year A magnificent and heart-rending novel. Joseph O'Connor, Guardian Do liars make the best storytellers? Do secrets make the best stories? Secrets and Lies is a series of modern classics with deception at their heart.