When Love Sucks by Naomi Wood

A new short story for Radio 4 by the award-winning writer, Naomi Wood.

Nursing a broken heart, a woman turns to an AI dating coach for help - with unexpected results.

Writer: Naomi Wood is the winner of the 2023 BBC National Short Story Award, and author of three novels, including the award-winning Mrs Hemingway, and a new collection of stories, This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things.

Reader: Rose Robinson

Producer: Justine Willett

Podcast presented and produced by Rick Woska

Short Story

Brand new stories, from today’s best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 – the home of the Short Story

Radio 4 is the world’s leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent writing from the hottest names offering compelling snapshots of the way we live now, produced by the experts behind the BBC National Short Story Award and other in-house readings teams.

• No. of episodes: 10
• Latest episode: 2024-09-20
• Fiction

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