The Casual Vacancy
Readers rate it 3.4 (465 on Hardcover)
364 pages · Released Sep 27, 2012 · Little, Brown
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A note for parents
The Casual Vacancy is Rowling's adult debut and is decidedly not a children's book. It contains mature themes including class conflict, dysfunction, substance abuse, and sexual content woven throughout a dark exploration of a small English town. While literarily accomplished, the novel offers few positive role models or uplifting messages, instead presenting a bleak portrait of human failings. This is appropriate only for older teenagers comfortable with moral ambiguity and adult content.
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From the publisher
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 thei... 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.
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- Fiction
- Unloveable Characters
- Character driven
- Diverse Characters
- Strong Character Development
- UK
- Small Town
- Weak Character Development
- Calibre Import
- A mix driven
- Not Diverse Characters
- dark
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ISBN 9780316228558 · Little, Brown