The Casual Vacancy

Description

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 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. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Back Bay Books; First Edition (July 23, 2013)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316228583
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 89
• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 960L
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #93,386 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #796 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #832 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Books) #6,028 in Literary Fiction (Books)
• #796 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction