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The Casual Vacancy
Reader Score
73%
73% of readers
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Good
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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 abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade 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 the 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?
A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.
Book Details
- Publisher: Little Brown and Company
- Publish Date: Jul 23rd, 2013
- Pages: 512
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.40in - 1.40in - 1.00lb
- EAN: 9780316228589
- Categories: • Literary• Small Town & Rural
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About the Author
As well as an Order of the British Empire for services to children's literature, J.K. Rowling is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees, including the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, France's Légion d'honneur, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and she has been a commencement speaker at Harvard University. She supports a wide range of causes and is the founder of Lumos, which works to transform the lives of disadvantaged children.
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I am clawing my eyeballs out, in this Covid Isolation, and will be posting some of the stuff crossing my mind
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You must accept the reality of other people. You think that reality is up for negotiation, that we think it's whatever you say it is. You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God. - J.K. Rowling, The Casual Vacancy
Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space
Watched Todo Lo Saben starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem last night again. It reminded me of The Casual Vacancy by J.K.Rowling and Broadchurch. I like stories where an incident broke the peace of a small village and turned families and friend against each other.
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I am clawing my eyeballs out, in this Covid Isolation, and will be posting some of the stuff crossing my mind
#The52BookClub2023 #52bookclub #prompt16. Featuring one of the “seven deadly sins” - The Casual Vacancy, by JK Rowling #library #books #bookstagram https://t.co/rkfQ78LP2X
Never give up | Keep Exploring | Daily Motivational and Inspirational Quotes
You must accept the reality of other people. You think that reality is up for negotiation, that we think it's whatever you say it is. You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God. - J.K. Rowling, The Casual Vacancy