THE CASUAL VACANCY
By J.K. Rowling
Little, Brown. 512 pages. £20.00
ISBN 978 1 408 704 202
Barry Fairbrother has died suddenly, and so a casual vacancy arises on picturesque Pagford’s Parish Council.
Will it be filled by the son-in-law of the council leader who is desperate for the town to be relieved of a troubled council estate, or will Barry’s friend, who wants to do good to that community, take his place? The homes of the well-to-do in the village are buzzing with plans for power, while the teenage children of these activists follow their own searches for significance. And while their campaigns are waged, lives on the council estate stagger on.
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