A fast, smart, accessible novel which will be lapped up by young fans of vampire-lit and urban gothic - but with a witty new twist. Meet the Radleys: Peter, Helen and their teenage kids Clara and Rowan. An everyday family who live in a pretty English village and juggle dysfunctional lives. So far, so normal. Except, as Peter and Helen know (but the kids have yet to find out), the Radleys happen to be a family of abstaining vampires. When one night Clara finds herself driven to commit a bloodthirsty act of violence, her ...
Read More
A fast, smart, accessible novel which will be lapped up by young fans of vampire-lit and urban gothic - but with a witty new twist. Meet the Radleys: Peter, Helen and their teenage kids Clara and Rowan. An everyday family who live in a pretty English village and juggle dysfunctional lives. So far, so normal. Except, as Peter and Helen know (but the kids have yet to find out), the Radleys happen to be a family of abstaining vampires. When one night Clara finds herself driven to commit a bloodthirsty act of violence, her parents need to explain a few things: why is their skin is so sensitive to light, why do they all find garlic so repulsive, and why has Clara's recent decision to go vegan had quite such an effect on her behaviour...? But when mysterious Uncle Will swoops into the village, he unleashes a host of shadowy truths and dark secrets that threaten to destroy the Radleys and the world around them.
Read Less
Add this copy of The Radleys to cart. $1.00, good condition, Sold by CSAS Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Shepherdstown, WV, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Free Press.
Add this copy of The Radleys to cart. $1.79, good condition, Sold by Your Online Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Canongate Books Ltd.
Add this copy of The Radleys: a Novel to cart. $2.13, good condition, Sold by Good Books Will Follow rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Blue Springs, MO, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Free Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
The book has been read but is in good condition. It has very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. The binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing minimal pencil underlining of text no highlighting of text and no writing in the margins. There are no missing pages. See the seller's listing for full details and a description of any imperfections.
Add this copy of The Radleys to cart. $2.30, good condition, Sold by Evergreen Goodwill rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Canongate Books Ltd.
Add this copy of The Radleys: a Novel to cart. $2.43, like new condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Free Press.
Add this copy of The Radleys: a Novel to cart. $2.43, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Free Press.
Add this copy of The Radleys: a Novel to cart. $2.43, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Free Press.
Add this copy of The Radleys: a Novel to cart. $2.43, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Free Press.
Add this copy of The Radleys: a Novel to cart. $2.43, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Free Press.
Add this copy of The Radleys: a Novel to cart. $3.40, fair condition, Sold by Blue Vase Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Interlochen, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Free Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fair. The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches dents worn and creased covers folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning. May NOT include discs access code or other supplemental materials.
A fantastic read. I appreciate the alternate view of how a family of vampires would live within a small suburban town & suppress their natural tendencies so they could live a normal middle class life. I enjoyed the comparisons between each family member & how each one handled their own differently.
I am not a big vampire guy and really don?t read that much of the genre. My saying anything about this being a typical vampire novel would be incorrect and impolite. What this novel is though, is just plain flat out fun and a very good read. The Radleys try to be the every neighbor, the middle of the road couple, the average family, but they are anything but that; they are abstaining vampires. Fun, frivolity, family soap opera, fast paced action are what is found in the pages penned by Matt Haig. Check it out:
?Meet the Radleys
Peter, Helen and their teenage children, Clara and Rowan, live in an English town. They are an everyday family, averagely dysfunctional, averagely content. But as their children have yet to find out, the Radleys have a devastating secret
From one of Britain?s finest young novelists comes a razor-sharp unpicking of adulthood and family life. In this moving, thrilling and extraordinary portrait of one unusual family, The Radleys ask what we grow into when we grow up, and explores what we gain ? and lose ? when we deny our appetites. ?
The novel for me was, well novel, right from the very beginning. The background information on vampires and abstaining was really cute and different. The whole direction the novel took was a departure from anything I have read recently. Issues of all sorts were delved into and fleshed out here in the Radleys: Family values, teen bullying, peer pressure, selfishness, fidelity. Check me if I am wrong, but I thought this was a vampire novel.
I had the pleasure of finishing this novel during the snowstorm that blew through here on Sunday. I don?t know if that elevated my mood while I read it or not, but the novel built pressure right to the very end and then Matt Haig tied everything up with a nice tight bow and left nothing dangling or blowing in the wind. Would I suggest this novel to anyone, I am right now. The Radleys rocks, I don?t hesitate to pass this around to my wife and children; it is just that entertaining. Do not abstain from this novel; it could lead to withdraw symptoms, blotchiness, skin irritation, low tolerance to sunlight, fatigue and sleeplessness.
What are you reading today? Check us out and become our friend on Shelfari & Linkedin. Go to Goodreads and become our friend there and suggest books for us to read and post on. You can also follow us on Twitter, Wattpad and the Gelati?s Scoop Facebook Fan Page. Did you know you can shop directly on Amazon by clicking the Amazon Banner on our blog? Thanks for stopping by today; We will see you tomorrow. Have a great day. http://www.gelatisscoop.blogspot.com
