LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE
A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME
Whatșs standing between you and success?
What do you do with a generation whoșve had everything, but still canșt grow up?
Welcome to The Transition.
While taking part in The Transition you and your partner will spend six months living under the supervision of your mentors, two successful adults of a slightly older generation. Freed from your financial responsibilities, you will be coached through the key areas of the scheme ȓ Employment, Nutrition, Responsibility, Relationship, Finances and Self-Respect ȓ until you are ready to be reintegrated into adult society.
At the end of your six months ȓ who knows what discoveries youșll have made about yourself? The Șfriendsș you no longer need. The talents youșll have found time to nurture. The business you might have kick-started.
Who knows where youșll be?
ȘA fresh, funny and gripping vision of the near future that rings frighteningly trueș Joe Dunthorne, author of Submarine
ȘTerrific. Clever and funny and a total page-turner to bootș Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall
ȘUtterly vitalș Paul Murray, author of Skippy Dies
ȘEssential reading for generation rentș Jenn Ashworth, author of Fell
About the Author
Luke Kennard is the author of five collections of poetry. He won an Eric Gregory Award in 2005 and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection in 2007. He lectures at the University of Birmingham. In 2014 he was selected by the Poetry Book Society as one of the Next Generation Poets. His latest poetry book, Cain, was published by Penned in the Margins in June 2016. The Transition is his first novel.
