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The Casual Vacancy

By: J.K. Rowling
Narrated by: Tom Hollander
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Summary
 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?

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.©2012 J.K. Rowling Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Satire Small Town & Rural World Literature Tear-jerking Thought-Provoking
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I've always loved the way Rowling weaved values and politics into the Harry Potter books. The writing in Casual Vacancy draws the reader into the characters and is a sensitive balanced story of class issues and local politics in the UK.

sobering but brilliant book

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I wasn't sure what to expect. Gritty and unsettling, very real and intriguing characters. Masterfully written.

Great listen.

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Was not an easy read story jumps around a lot makes it had to follow.
However I normally read Bio's so could be just not what I am use too .

strange

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I loved being outraged by the bad behaviour of these people- except Chrystal. So well written and performed

Such deliciously hateful characters

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AT first I wasn't sure about this but I quickly became enthralled and the characters have great depth. Shed a tear or two but brilliantly written, as always by Ms Rowling.

Turned into a real page turner

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