The Casual Vacancy
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.
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Format: Audiobook
Price: $19.98 US/$21.98 CAN
ISBN-13: 9781478951506
On Sale Date: 07/23/2013
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Formats Available: Hardcover Book, Hardcover Book, Electronic Book, Audiobook, Audiobook, Trade Paperback, Audiobook
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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.
As well as an Order of the British Empire for services to children's literature, J.K. Rowling is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees, including the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, France's Legion d'honneur, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and she has been a commencement speaker at Harvard University. She supports a wide range of causes and is the founder of Lumos, which works to transform the lives of disadvantaged children.
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Product Details
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Price: $19.98 US/$21.98 CAN
- Audio Run Time: 1080
- ISBN-13: 9781478951506
- On Sale Date: 07/23/2013
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $35.00
- Pages: 512
- Physical Dimensions: 6" x 9-1/4"
- ISBN-13: 9780316228534
- On Sale Date: 07/23/2013
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $39.00
- Pages: 752
- Physical Dimensions: 6" x 9-1/4"
- ISBN-13: 9780316228541
- On Sale Date: 07/23/2013
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $14.99
- ISBN-13: 9780316228558
- On Sale Date: 07/23/2013
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $44.98
- Audio Run Time: 1080
- ISBN-13: 9781619695009
- On Sale Date: 07/23/2013
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $29.98
- Audio Run Time: 1080
- ISBN-13: 9781619695016
- On Sale Date: 07/23/2013
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $18.00
- Pages: 512
- Physical Dimensions: 5-9/16" x 8-15/16"
- ISBN-13: 9780316228589
- On Sale Date: 07/23/2013
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $19.98
- Audio Run Time: 1080
- ISBN-13: 9781478951506
- On Sale Date: 07/23/2013
