โ Scribed by Haig, Matt
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Starred Review. This witty vampire novel from British author Haig (The
Possession of Mr. Cave) provides what jaded fans of the Twilight series
need, not True Blood exactly, but some fresh blood in the form of a
true blue family. Dr. Peter Radley and his wife, Helen, have fled wild
London for the village of Bishopthorpe, where they live an outwardly
ordinary life. The Radleys, who follow the rules of The Abstainer's
Handbook (e.g., "Be proud to act like a normal human being"), haven't
told their 15-year-old vegan daughter, Clara, and 17-year-old son,
Rowan, who's troubled by nightmares, that they're really vampires. A
crisis occurs when a drunken classmate of Clara's, Stuart Harper,
attacks her on her way home from a party and inadvertently awakens the
girl's blood thirst. Peter's call for help to his brother, Will, a
practicing vampire, leads to scary consequences. The likable Clara and
Rowan will appeal to both adult and teen readers. (Dec.) (c)
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The RadleysPeter, Helen, and their two teenagers, Clara and
Rowanlive outwardly in domestic bliss, but it comes at a price: Peter
and Helen are abstainers, vampires who view blood drinking as an
addiction, and keeping up the facade has strained their marriage.
Theyve kept the truth from their children, but this backfires when
Claras vegan diet (dangerous for abstainers, who need meat) causes
uncontrollable blood lust, culminating in her ripping a boy to shreds.
Enter Uncle Will, an unrepentant vampire, whose subtle and dangerous
charm brings even more trouble. This is a dark domestic drama about a
loving but dysfunctional family that just happens to be vampires, though
delicious moments of gore maintain its horror connection. Excerpts from
The Abstainers Handbook, which the Radleys rigidly follow, cleverly
mimic self-help manuals, and Haigs sly digs at suburbias forced
banality and conformity are on target. As Rowan says, Everyone
represses everything. . . . Were middle-class and were British.
Repression is in our veins. A white-picket-fence-style happy ending
caps off this unusual blended story. --Krista Hutley
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