"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Everyone seems to be at war with everyone else: rich against poor, wives against husbands, and children against parents, with barry’s vacant council seat acting as the biggest point of conflict.the casual vacancy is an impressive departure from rowling’s fantasy harry potter series. Things start to get ugly, with the development of factions, and the mudslinging and blame game that ensues. The situation gets complicated and tensions develop as a result of the vacancy of his seat at the council. The serenity gets upended when the town’s parish councillor barry fairbrother dies. However, things are not as they seem, and there exists a curtain of façade behind the picture of prettiness. It is her first novel targeted at an adult audience.the story is set in an english town called pagford, which is depicted as a peaceful and idyllic place. Rowling is her first publication after the world-famous harry potter series. The casual vacancy by world-renowned author j.k.
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