Afternoon Reading - One More Year - The Repatriates

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. After years of living in America, Grisha and Lera Arsenyev return to Moscow. Grisha, full of contempt for the West, believes that his dreams of success will be fulfilled in his homeland, but the couple find that their country has changed beyond recognition. Now Moscow is a different place, and they struggle to understand the life and culture of the city. Soon they find that their expectations and their dreams cannot be reconciled. Read by Sian Thomas. Abridged by Richard Hamilton.