The Casual Vacancy
by Rowling, J. K
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 140870420X
- ISBN 13
- 9781408704202
- Seller
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Little, Brown, 2012 9781408704202. First edition. Hardback. First printing. Near Fine - in Near Fine unclipped dustwrapper. Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 9½" x 6¼". 503pp. Cover art by Mario J. Pulice. This is a first edition, first printing with the "First Published in Great Britain in 2012" statement on the copyright page. From the cover: 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? .
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
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1836
- Title
- The Casual Vacancy
- Author
- Rowling, J. K
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 140870420X
- ISBN 13
- 9781408704202
- Publisher
- London: Little, Brown, 2012 9781408704202
- Place of Publication
- Uk
- This edition first published
- 2012
- Keywords
- English Life Market Town Parish Council Abbey Cobbled Square Social Class Dysfunctional Families Generation Gap Teachers Pupils QSE
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands
About David Edward Hellawell
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