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    The Good Son
    The Good Son
    The Good Son
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Good Son

    Written by Paul McVeigh

    Narrated by Paul McVeigh

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    Mickey Donnelly is smart, which isn't a good thing in his part of town. Despite having a dog called Killer and being in love with the girl next door, everyone calls him ‘gay'. He dreams of going to America, taking Wee Maggie and Ma with him, to get them away from Belfast and Da. Mickey realises it's all down to him. He has to protect Ma from herself. And sometimes, you have to be a bad boy to be a good son.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateJan 7, 2016
    ISBN9781510020009
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    Paul McVeigh

    Born in Belfast, Paul’s work has been performed on stage and radio, published in print and translated into seven languages. He began his career as a playwright before moving to London where he wrote comedy shows, which were performed at the Edinburgh Festival and in London’s West End. Moving into prose, his short stories have been published in anthologies & literary journals been read on BBC Radio 3, 4 & 5. ‘Hollow’ was shortlisted for Irish Short Story of the Year at the Irish Book Awards in 2017. Paul co-founded the London Short Story Festival, of which, he was Director and Curator for 2014 & ’15. He is associate director at Word Factory, ‘the UK’s national organisation for excellence in the short story’ The Guardian.

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    • 5/5
      A work that is funny, heartbreaking, depressing, and uplifting all at once. Paul McVeigh has created an outstanding novel that deserves all the praise being heaped on it, and more.
    • 4/5
      Moving and at times funny but als sad story about a boy growing up in Belfast. All seen through the eyes of the boy himself which adds directness but at the cost of somewhat more background info.