The Casual Vacancy
by J K Rowling
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- Hardcover
- first
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- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 140870420X
- ISBN 13
- 9781408704202
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About this Item: Little, Brown, London, 2012. Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Book is brand New as is priced (L20.00) dust jacket. First UK edition and first printing This is the first novel for adults by the author of Harry Potter. A big novel about a small town. When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock, Pagford is seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abby, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. Pagford is not what it first seems. And an empty seat left by Barry on the Parish Council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations? Book is a smooth read and full of twists and turns. Book is unmarked and unread. Seller Inventory # 001914
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The Casual Vacancy is the first adult novel by popular British author, J.K.Rowling. This contemporary fiction is set in the seemingly idyllic English village of Pagford, where the sudden death of Parish Councillor, Barry Fairbrother creates a casual vacancy on the parish council. As subsequent events are narrated from the points of view of various different characters, the picture emerges of a village whose inhabitants are not all satisfied with their lot in life, a village of simmering tensions waiting to boil over. Rowling’s characters are easily recognisable as the denizens of the typical English village, but at the same time, show individual depth and appeal (or repugnance, as the case may be). And it seems quite a few of the characters have a secret (or two). The setting, characters and events will resonate with readers, and these same happenings drive the characters to desperate actions that ultimately result in tragedy for some. Rowling manages to pack quite a lot into this novel: she has an obese megalomaniac, drug addicts, computer-savvy teens, a fawning wife, a violent husband and father, an anxious teacher, and a caring social worker, to name just a few. There is domestic violence, rape, racism, corruption, self-mutilation, bullying, gossip, teen pregnancy, child abuse and SQL injection. But if this sounds depressing, it is relieved by the underlying black humour that fills the novel. This all comes together to make a brilliant read.
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- 123469
- Title
- The Casual Vacancy
- Author
- J K Rowling
- Format/Binding
- Bound in Black cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 140870420X
- ISBN 13
- 9781408704202
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Place of Publication
- Uk
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- First Edition/ First Printing
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