The Casual Vacancy
by J K Rowling
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 140870420X
- ISBN 13
- 9781408704202
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$11.68NZ$9.35
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About This Item
London: Little, Brown, 2012 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First novel for adults by the Harry Potter author, about the vacancy left on the Parish council of a small town by the death of a councillor. 503pp. Gilt lettering to spine, red endpapers. Minimal marking to edges, otherwise very good plus copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear with slight fraying at top of spine, otherwise very good..
Reviews
On Aug 10 2013, CloggieDownunder said:
The Casual Vacancy is the first adult novel by popular British author, J.K.Rowling. This contemporary fiction is set in the seemingly idyllic English village of Pagford, where the sudden death of Parish Councillor, Barry Fairbrother creates a casual vacancy on the parish council. As subsequent events are narrated from the points of view of various different characters, the picture emerges of a village whose inhabitants are not all satisfied with their lot in life, a village of simmering tensions waiting to boil over. Rowling’s characters are easily recognisable as the denizens of the typical English village, but at the same time, show individual depth and appeal (or repugnance, as the case may be). And it seems quite a few of the characters have a secret (or two). The setting, characters and events will resonate with readers, and these same happenings drive the characters to desperate actions that ultimately result in tragedy for some. Rowling manages to pack quite a lot into this novel: she has an obese megalomaniac, drug addicts, computer-savvy teens, a fawning wife, a violent husband and father, an anxious teacher, and a caring social worker, to name just a few. There is domestic violence, rape, racism, corruption, self-mutilation, bullying, gossip, teen pregnancy, child abuse and SQL injection. But if this sounds depressing, it is relieved by the underlying black humour that fills the novel. This all comes together to make a brilliant read.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014589
- Title
- The Casual Vacancy
- Author
- J K Rowling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 140870420X
- ISBN 13
- 9781408704202
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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