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Plot Summary. The Casual Vacancy (2012), an adult mystery novel by J.K. Rowling, centers on a vacant council seat in an English political constituency and the fight between various locals who want the seat for themselves. J.K. Rowling’s first adult book, it received mixed reviews upon its release.
The Casual Vacancy is Rowling's first novel after the Harry Potter series, the best-selling book series in history. Rowling first had the idea on an aeroplane to the United States, whilst on tour for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Written by Polly Barbour. Barry Fairbrother 's death is both painful and sudden when he experiences a brain aneurysm that bursts as he is getting out of his car at Pagford golf course. His death leaves a vacancy on the Pagford Town Council, and so an election is arranged in order to fill it.
Sep 27, 2012 · A BIG NOVEL ABOUT A SMALL TOWN ... When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little 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 façade is a town at war.
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Plot Summary. The Casual Vacancy begins with a sudden death — Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly, leaving a vacant seat on the Pagford Parish Council. This event sets off a chain reaction within the small community.
Book Summary. Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock.
The Casual Vacancy. When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is in shock. Seemingly an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.
