The Exit Facility

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The Exit Facility

By: Fiona Scott-Barrett

Narrated by: Konstantina Scott-Barrett Braoudaki

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In Scotland, in the not too distant future, Elaine, a partially sighted woman in her 60s, enters an exit facility. Down on her uppers, she is in search of a swift, free, and dignified death so that she can preserve her last remaining asset–a small flat–for her daughter to inherit. But once Elaine has checked in and finds her “Exit” delayed, the enforced wait leads her to question her choice and, more importantly, the state’s motives….

“We have different categories of client here. The first are the Facility’s original category, terminally-ill clients who are in urgent need of Compassionate Closure. Then we have the voluntary clients–people such as yourself who have chosen Closure for their own personal reasons,” the Administrator said.

“What about the third category?” Elaine asked.

“There is no third category.”

Dystopian

Fiction

Science Fiction

Women's Fiction

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This was a very enjoyable book albeit having a slightly unnerving and dystopian take on the direction modern society might be taking us. I was left thinking about a lot of different issues, assisted dying, but much more as well. Although the book's subject was dark there was a lot of humour and depiction of warm relationships building in this strange no man's land between death and life that the author depicts. It was also great to be reminded of older people still being allowed to enjoy sex and have strong opinions of the opposite sex. I listened to it a lot over a few days to find out what happened next and turn the audible page.