The Casual Vacancy

The Casual VacancyA 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 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

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 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 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 09/27/2012
ISBN: 9780316228534
Pages: 503
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.50d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 10/05/2012 pg. 38
Publishers Weekly 10/01/2012
People Weekly 10/15/2012 pg. 59
Entertainment Weekly 10/12/2012 pg. 109
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Entertainment Weekly 10/26/2012 pg. 79
New York Times Book Review 10/28/2012 pg. 9
New York Times Book Review 11/04/2012 pg. 22
Romantic Times 01/01/2013 pg. 54 - Very Good
Entertainment Weekly 12/27/2013 pg. 100

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 154481 / Casual Vacancy
Reading Level: 7.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 28