![]() But while this conformity-investment should be reaping them all manner of interest in the form of social capital, the only type of interest it's resulting in is that of the neighbours. ![]() ![]() Even their children impressively fit the suburban family mould, with their meagre efforts at rebellion manifesting as vehement vegetarianism and mawkish infatuations with the works of Byron. For many years, Peter has maintained the dully admirable position of the town GP, while Helen spends her days forcing her way through dirge-like book club tomes and painting numbingly bland watercolours. Over the years, Peter and Helen Radley have invested so heavily in the bank of middle-class conformity that the recent financial crisis ought likely had them quaking in their boots. In this moving, thrilling and extraordinary portrait of one unusual family, The Radleys asks what we grow into when we grow up, and explores what we gain and lose when we deny our appetites. But, as their children have yet to find out, the Radleys have a devastating secret. They are an everyday family, averagely dysfunctional, averagely content. ![]() Blurb: Meet the Radleys Peter, Helen and their teenage children, Clara and Rowan, live in a typical suburban English town. ![]()
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