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You Can't Go Home Again: Aled's unable to stay anywhere near his mother after she ransacks his bedroom and puts down the family dog, choosing to return to university instead of living with Frances during Christmas.John's College, as Frances and the others find it.

Trash of the Titans: Aled's dorm at St.

Platonic Life-Partners: Frances and Aled Radio Silence, page 1 Select Voice: Brian (uk) Emma (uk) Amy (uk) Eric (us) Ivy (us) Joey (us).

Naturalized Name: Daniel's birth name is Dae-Sung.

Kick the Dog: When Aled's mother, Carol, euthanizes their dog, Brian, we can see how cruel she is.

I Have No Son!: Carol coolly dismisses Carys in favour of her 'real' child to her face when the two meet each other again outside St.

Good Parents: Lana Janvier is an adorable, supportive and funny mom.

Evil Matriarch: Carol emotionally abuses her children, Aled and Carys, destroying what they love and causing Carys to flee her home.

Inverted Lana Janvier worries about the pressure her daughter is under to succeed, even though she would like her to get a good education, pushes her away from her homework and is delighted when she starts spending time with Aled.

She was even harder on her daughter, who was not a good student.

Carol Last puts enormous pressure on her son's academic success and keeps him away from distractions.

Disappeared Dad: None of the characters' fathers are present.

Coming-of-Age Story: The book deals with the transition from adolescence to adulthood when choosing studies after high school.

Childhood Friend Romance: After spending years as friends, Aled eventually develops feelings for Daniel and has a relationship with him.

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Cast Full of Gay: Frances is bisexual, Daniel is gay, Carys is a lesbian, Aled is demi and Raine is confirmed to be pansexual.

After ignoring their true desires and believing that university is the only way, Frances and Aled decide to become whoever they want to be, without worrying about being academic or perfect for their parents.

Frances discovers from Aled that she can show who she really is through her drawings, as he does with his podcasts.

Be Yourself: The whole book is about discovering your true self and accomplishing your desires.

Asexuality: Downplayed Aled Last comes out to Daniel as demisexual.

Achievement Test of Destiny: the difficult A-Levels.

And it's only by being your true self that you can find happiness.ДЇrances is going to need every bit of courage she has.ДЄ YA coming of age read that tackles issues of identity, the pressure to succeed, diversity and freedom to choose, Radio Silence is a tour de force by the most exciting writer of her generation. It's only by facing up to your fears that you can overcome them.

Meanwhile at uni, Aled is alone, fighting even darker secrets. She has to confess why Carys disappeared.

Suffocating with guilt, she knows that she has to confront her past. Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.Д¬aught between who she was and who she longs to be, Frances' dreams come crashing down. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Nothing will stand in her way not friends, not a guilty secret - not even the person she is on the inside.Д«ut when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?ДЇrances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university.

#Radio silence by alice oseman series#

The second novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless, Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper - soon to be a major Netflix series.