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When Love Sucks by Naomi Wood

Can an AI dating coach mend a woman's broken heart? Rose Robinson reads a new short story for Radio 4 by the award-winning writer, 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

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14 minutes

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Sun 14 Apr 202423:45
BBC Radio 4

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