**AN INSTANT IRISH TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER** **ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED NOVELS OF 2025 AS
SELECTED BY THE OBSERVER THE IRISH TIMES JOURNAL.IE RTE GUIDE AND SUNDAY TIMES IRELAND**
The deeply moving story of the O'Connor family its troubled past in the West of Ireland and a
love story of second chances from the Booker-longlisted author of How to Build a Boat 'A
superb multi-generational story told in stunning poetic prose. Elaine Feeney is one of Irish
literature's most gifted and persuasive storytellers.' SINÉAD GLEESON 'I believe [this] is
the best book of 2025' Oliver Callan RTE RADIO 'Hugely powerful' DAILY MAIL 'Superb'
IRISH TIMES 'An uncanny understanding of the workings of the human heart. I loved this book'
LOUISE KENNEDY 'Full of humanity a story for our times' MARY COSTELLO Claire O'Connor's
life has been on hold since she broke up with Tom Morton and moved from London back home to the
rugged West of Ireland to care for her dying father. But glimpses of her old life are sure to
follow when Tom unexpectedly moves nearby. As Claire is thrown into a love she thought she'd
left behind she questions if Tom has come for her or for himself. Living in her childhood
home brings its own challenges. While Claire tries to maintain a normal life - getting lost
online going to work and minding her own business - Tom's return stirs up haunting memories
trapped within the walls of the old family house. Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way is a story of
love and resilience rich with history and drama and the legacies of violence and redemption.
As the secrets of the past are revealed Claire must confront whether she can escape her
history to make a future for herself. 'Sizzling electric ... charged with humour and
anger... I loved it' JENNY MUSTARD 'The pull of home feels as irresistible as it is
destabilising forcing a confrontation with unspeakable truths' OBSERVER 'Clear-eyed and
deep-hearted... packs an intellectual and emotional punch' CLAIRE-LOUISE BENNETT 'This book
touched my soul' KATRIONA O'SULLIVAN 'Feeney will break your heart with her characters but
she will also lovingly put it back together again' EDEL COFFEY
