The Casual Vacancy
Author: J.K. Rowling
A BIG NOVEL ABOUT A SMALL TOWN …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….Read More
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