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J.K. Rowling - The Casual Vacancy (2nd Hand Hardback)
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Synopsis
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?
Details
- Format : Thicker 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Condition : Good
- Category : Fiction - Modern Mainstream Fiction
- Published : 2012 (Little, Brown - 1st Edition)
- ISBN : 9781408704202
- SKU : B000953
- PPC : SP700gm
- RRP : £20 (Unclipped)
- Quantity Available : 2 (Both 1st Editions).
External Reviews
"A moving and entertaining read that will be sure to keep anyone gripped from start to finish." - Goodreads.
" . . . truth is, it was more like Salinger or Vonnegut, harsh realism and depressing insight into human weaknesses. The book is gritty, dark, humorous, and too believable. The characters are real, fragile, not likeable, and for the most part doomed. Rowling’s writing is seamless and drags you in. Just like Harry Potter, you feel as if you know these people . . ." - Goodreads Review.
"One marvels at the skill with which Rowling weaves such vivid characters in and out of each other's lives." - Christopher Brookmyre, The Daily Telegraph.
"Heartbreaking - turning the page seems unbearable, but not as much as putting down the book would be." - Deepti Hajela, Associated Press.
"An exquisite and occasionally moving black comedy . . . The acid test - I suspect it would do well even if its author's name weren't J.K. Rowling." - David Robinson, Scotsman.
"A big, ambitious, brilliant, profane, funny, deeply upsetting and magnificently eloquent novel of contemporary England . . . This is a deeply moving book by somebody who understands both human beings and novels very, very deeply." - Lev Grossman, Time Magazine.
The Author
Joanne Rowling CH, OBE, Hon FRSE, FRCPE, FRSL, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history.
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