The Casual Vacancy -- J. K. Rowling

<b>A big novel about a small town... <p/></b>When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. <p/>Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty fa ade is a town at war. <p/>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. <p/>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? <p/>A big novel about a small town, <i>The Casual Vacancy </i>is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.<br><br><b>Author:</b> J. K. Rowling<br><b>Publisher:</b> Little Brown and Company<br><b>Published:</b> 07/23/2013<br><b>Pages:</b> 512<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.00lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.40d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780316228589<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 7.2<br><b>Point Value:</b> 28<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>154481 / Casual Vacancy<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New York Times Book Review</i> 08/04/2013 pg. 24<br><i>People Weekly</i> 08/19/2013 pg. 57<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>J.K. Rowling</b> is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter