The Casual Vacancy

When Barry Fairbrother Dies in His Early Forties, The Town of Pagford Is Left in Shock. Pagford IS, SEEMINGLY, ANGLISH IDYLL, WITH A COBBLED Market Square and 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 it firest 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. Whill 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