The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)

The Casual Vacancy Book Description

When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little 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 fa ade 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 town's 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?
Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, "The Casual Vacancy "is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults.

About the Author :

J K Rowling has contributed to The Casual Vacancy as an author. As a single mother, Rowling became an international literary sensation in 1999 when the first three installments of her Harry Potter children's book series. The fourth volume, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, became the fastest-selling book in history. Rowling graduated from Exeter University and moved to Portugal in 1990. Her marriage ended in divorce, and soon found herself on welfare. She sold the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for around 4,000.00. Rowling is currently Britain's 13 wealthiest. The 7th book in the series, harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, sold 6.

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•   By radhika 14 Nov 2012
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  THis is a great book, one should have this for collection also.

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•   By jagadish 01 Oct 2012
  Really Excellent Book By the Rowling

  Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy subtly weaves politics and war into a texture that covers the life of Pagford like a shroud. It is interesting how the town fights to extricate itself from this shadow.

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