The Good Son by Louise O'Neill

Billy is 57 years old and lives at home with his ailing father. However, this weekend, he has planned an escape

An original short story by Irish novelist Louise O'Neill specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4.

Read by Mark Doherty.

Louise's first novel 'Only Ever Yours' was awarded The Bookseller's inaugural YA Book Prize 2015.

Her follow up 'Asking For It' was voted Book of the Year at 2015's Irish Books Awards and spent 34 weeks in the Irish top 10 bestseller list. It has since been adapted for stage and is being developed for screen. Her third novel 'Almost Love' was published in 2018 to critical acclaim.

Producer: Michael Shannon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.