![]() ![]() Using short, sharp paragraphs and sprinkled with delightful asides from the fictional Abstainer’s Handbook, The Radleys is a coming of age story that will appeal to adults, both young and old. The Radleys is a refreshing and original take on a vampire genre that has arguably become rather overworked of late, and the book’s main theme of abstinence is perfect for these debt-ridden times. But as their children have yet to find out, the Radleys have a devastating secret they are, in fact, a family of abstaining vampires. ![]() They are an everyday family, averagely dysfunctional, averagely content. ![]() Peter, Helen and their teenage children, Clara and Rowan, live in an English town. Read our review of Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link Matt Haig, winner of the Nestle Children’s Book Prize Gold Award for his children’s novel Shadow Forest, has written his latest book The Radleys specifically for this enterprise, with the title falling in alongside Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link and Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Independent publishers Walker Books and Canongate have launched a co-publishing venture aimed at producing bestselling, award-winning books for the next generation of adult readers. ![]()
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