Afternoon Reading - One More Year - Companion

Series of stories from the debut collection by Sana Krasikov, exploring the experiences of characters who leave the former Soviet Union for a new life in America. Ilona Siegal leaves conflict-riven Georgia and arrives in America looking for a brighter future. When she meets Thomasz, who has recently left his homeland behind him, the two find common ground in the hardships they have suffered. Then there is Earl, the elderly man who lets her have a room in his apartment while she gets her life in order, in return for her companionship. Read by Sian Thomas. Abridged by Richard Hamilton.