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The Transition by Luke Kennard: Episode 2

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The Transition by Luke Kennard

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Karl and Genevieve attend their first briefing at Transition headquarters.

Karl and his wife Genevieve have been offered a place on The Transition and attend their first briefing. Read by Bryan Dick.

30-something Karl has avoided a jail sentence for unwittingly aiding a credit card skimmer. 

Instead, he and his wife Genevieve have been offered a place on The Transition - a six month 'rehabilitation programme' in which they will live rent-free with two mentors, Stu and Janna, who will help them get back on their feet. 

It's an organisation he's never heard of before but, when they arrive for their first briefing, Karl is surprised to see how large the HQ is, and how well established.

Set in an unnamed British city, a few years from now, Luke Kennard imagines what life might be like for young people from the squeezed middle-class if society continues along its current economic path.

Luke Kennard’s debut novel read by Bryan Dick. 

Abridged by Robin Brooks.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2017.

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