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KAREN’S BOOK REVIEW

Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way

★★★★

Reviewed February 21, 2026 · General & Literary Fiction

When Claire O’Connor’s mother dies, she finally returns to Ireland. In London Claire was a writer and university professor. She had a boyfriend named Tom Morton and a future planned away from the small rural town of her youth. London seemed far enough away from her abusive father and poor sweet mother. At the funeral, Claire receives a mixed welcome. Her…

Published by Harvill Secker

Happy reading,
Karen