The Casual Vacancy
Sep 2012 · Hachette UK
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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 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 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.
Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, 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 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.
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3.5
659 reviews
Rebecca Skelding
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April 5, 2024
It's just boring. Of no real literary or entertainment value. It's not worth the time to read it. If you are here because you loved Harry Potter, don't bother with this story of small village pettiness and squabbling.
Lauren Dunford
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April 12, 2014
This was well written, good escapism with a very large cast of mostly well drawn characters. It captured a certain type of provincial town where petty rivalries and gossip are the daily currency. Although amusing in places, it was generally quite bleak in its outlook. My only complaint is that I felt that the ending was rather rushed and I felt like a few of the characters got away from the writer and the reader in the end.
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Lena Klochko
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March 30, 2014
A book about life of a small British town with all its jealousy, gossips, bribery, shallow people etc. - neither a detective nor a mystery of any kind, just a pure narrative. A lot of intertwining stories tell us about lives of those mediocre people with their mediocre problems. J.K.Rowling's manner of introducing characters and building their personalities is very vivid in this book. I personally was fascinated by one of the key characters - a teenage girl, daughter of a grug adict. Really enjoyed the book
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About the author
J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter seven-book series, as well as several stand-alone novels for adults and children, and the acclaimed Strike crime fiction series written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Many of her books have been adapted for film and television, and she has collaborated on a play continuing Harry's story on stage, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and a new series of films inspired by her series companion volume Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
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