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2014 Longlist

The Casual Vacancy

ABOUT
THE BOOK

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 façade 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.

 

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR J.K.
Rowling

J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, are distributed in more than 200 territories, translated into 73 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films. She has also written two small volumes, which appear as the titles of Harry’s schoolbooks within the novels. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages were published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books in March 2001 in aid of Comic Relief. In December 2008, the Tales of Beedle the Bard was published in aid of the Children’s High Level Group, and quickly became the fastest selling book of the year. The Casual Vacancy is her first novel for adults. J.K. Rowling lives in Edinburgh with her husband and three children.

J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, are distributed in more than 200 territories, translated into 73 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films. She has also written two small volumes, which appear as the titles of Harry’s schoolbooks within the novels. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages were published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books in March 2001 in aid of Comic Relief. In December 2008, the Tales of Beedle the Bard was published in aid of the Children’s High Level Group, and quickly became the fastest selling book of the year. The Casual Vacancy is her first novel for adults. J.K. Rowling lives in Edinburgh with her husband and three children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
27/09/2012
Author
Publisher
Brown Book Group

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