School of English, Media and Creative Arts Recent Publications

'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

Claire O’Connor’s life has been on hold since she broke up with Tom

Morton and moved from cosmopolitan London back home to the

rugged West of Ireland to care for her dying father. But snatches of

her old life are sure to follow her, when Tom unexpectedly moves

nearby for work. As Claire is thrown back 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 – obsessing over the internet, 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 her own future

– and whether finding herself means facing herself too.

The Theatre of Louise Lowe by Miriam Haughton was recently published as open-access by Cambridge University Press Elements, sponsored by CASSCS research funding. It was launched at Dublin Port on 8 May 2025 with guest speaker Catriona Crowe.