**THE INSTANT IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER** SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE
YEAR** WINNER OF AUTHOR OF THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS** **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 * A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 FOR
STYLIST MAGAZINE AND THE IRISH TIMES *
