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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.
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.
The Casual Vacancy is a 2015 British miniseries based on the 2012 novel of the same title by J. K. Rowling. Directed by Jonny Campbell and written by Sarah Phelps, the series premiered on 15 February 2015 on BBC One in the United Kingdom and on 29 April 2015 on HBO in the United States.
The Casual Vacancy: With Silas Carson, Joe Hurst, Michael Gambon, Rory Kinnear. The citizens of the small British town of Pagford fight for the spot on the parish council after Barry Fairbrother dies.
Jul 18, 2013 · A highly readable morality tale for our times ― Emma Lee-Potter, Daily Express. The Casual Vacancy is a stunning, brilliant, outrageously gripping and entertaining evocation of British society today. [J.K. Rowling] has done a rather brave thing and pulled it off magnificently ― Henry Sutton, The Mirror.
- J.K. Rowling
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.
The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel aimed at an adult audience, presenting a darkly comic and thought-provoking tale set in the seemingly idyllic English village of Pagford.
