Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way (eBook)

The new novel about family history, love and second chances from the Booker Prize longlisted author

Elaine Feeney (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
Vintage Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5299-4663-5 (ISBN)

Infos

THE INSTANT IRISH TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEARWINNER OF AUTHOR OF THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDSA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, THE IRISH TIMES, RTE, STYLIST MAGAZINE, IRISH INDEPENDENT, HOTPRESS, GLOBE AND MAIL AND NZ HERALDThe 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'One of Ireland s shining literary stars...an energetic and vivid voice' THE TIMES Superb IRISH TIMESClaire 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. Full of humanity, a story for our times MARY COSTELLO'An uncanny understanding of the workings of the human heart. I loved this book' LOUISE KENNEDY'This book touched my soul' KATRIONA O'SULLIVAN'I believe this is the best book of the year' Oliver Callan, RTE RADIO'Hugely powerful' DAILY MAIL'One of Irish literature's most gifted and persuasive storytellers' SIN AD GLEESON'Sizzling, electric... charged with humour and anger... I loved it' JENNY MUSTARD'Clear-eyed and deep-hearted... packs an intellectual and emotional punch' CLAIRE-LOUISE BENNETT'The pull of home feels as irresistible as it is destabilising, forcing a confrontation with unspeakable truths' OBSERVER'Feeney will break your heart with her characters but she will also lovingly put it back together again' EDEL COFFEY

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.5.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Märchen / Sagen
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• ISBN-10: 1-5299-4663-8 / 1529946638
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5299-4663-5 / 9781529946635