The Casual Vacancy by Jk Rowling

The Casual Vacancy by Jk Rowling

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The Casual Vacancy by Jk Rowling

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.

ROWLING wrote the seven Harry Potter books, which were released between 1997 and 2007. Harry, Ron, and Hermione's enduringly popular adventures have sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and been adapted into eight blockbuster films. Together with the Harry Potter series, she also wrote three short companion volumes for Comic Relief and Lumos: Quidditch Through the Centuries, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. In 2016, J.K. Rowling released her first novel, J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which Rowling co-wrote with writer Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany and is presently showing in theaters throughout the world, continues Harry's journey.

She also authored the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first in a trilogy of films starring magizoologist Newt Scamander, in the same year. She also wrote The Casual Vacancy, a stand-alone novel for adults, and the Strike detective series under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. J.K. Rowling will be 80 years old in 2020. Rowling returned to publishing for younger children with The Ickabog, a fairy tale whose revenues she is contributing to Covid-19-affected organizations.

She lives with her family in Scotland and is happiest when she is alone in a room, making up stories.

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ISBN 13 9780316228596
ISBN 10 0316228591
Title The Casual Vacancy
Author Jk Rowling
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little Brown and Company
Year published 2014-09-30
Number of pages 656
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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