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Little, Brown
- Paperback Jul 18, 2013 | 9780751552867 | RRP $19.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Sep 27, 2012 | 9781408704202 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 27, 2012 | 9781405519229 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 27, 2012 | 9781405519212 | RRP $37.99 Buy Now
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Sphere
- Paperback Jul 18, 2013 | 9780751552867 | RRP $19.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Sep 27, 2012 | 9781408704202 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 27, 2012 | 9781405519229 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 27, 2012 | 9781405519212 | RRP $37.99 Buy Now
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Imprint
Hachette Audio
- Paperback Jul 18, 2013 | 9780751552867 | RRP $19.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Sep 27, 2012 | 9781408704202 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 27, 2012 | 9781405519229 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 27, 2012 | 9781405519212 | RRP $37.99 Buy Now
The first adult novel by J.K. Rowling, now in paperback.
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 facade is a town at war.
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.
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?
A big novel about a small town, THE CASUAL VACANCY is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.
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Praise for The Casual Vacancy
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This is a wonderful novel. JK Rowling's skills as a storyteller are on a par with RL Stevenson, Conan Doyle and PD James. Here, they are combined with her ability to create memorable and moving characters to produce a state-of-England novel driven by tenderness and fury - Melvyn Bragg, The Observer
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A needle-sharp and darkly comic expose of today's class-ridden society . . . A highly readable morality tale for our times - Emma Lee-Potter, Daily Express
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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
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One marvels at the skill with which Rowling weaves such vivid characters in and out of each other's lives - Christopher Brookmyre, The Daily Telegraph
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Heartbreaking - turning the page seems unbearable, but not as much as putting down the book would be - Deepti Hajela, Associated Press
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An exquisite and occasionally moving black comedy . . . The acid test - I suspect it would do well even if its author's name weren't J.K. Rowling - David Robinson, Scotsman
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A big, ambitious, brilliant, profane, funny, deeply upsetting and magnificently eloquent novel of contemporary England . . . This is a deeply moving book by somebody who understands both human beings and novels very, very deeply - Lev Grossman, Time Magazine
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Insightful, meaningful, daring and resolutely challenging to tabloid assumptions regarding the moral worth of individuals - Scotland on Sunday
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J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling is the author of the seven Harry Potter books, first published between 1997 and 2007. The adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. Alongside the book series, she has written three short companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which later became the inspiration for a new series of films, also written by J.K. Rowling. She then continued Harry's story as a grown-up in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which she wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany, and which has been playing to great acclaim in theatres in Europe, North America and Australia.
J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours for her writing. She also supports a number of causes through her charitable trust, Volant, and is the founder of the children's charity Lumos, which fights for a world without orphanages and institutions, and reunites families.
For as long as she can remember, J.K. Rowling has wanted to be a writer, and is at her happiest in a room, making things up. She lives in Scotland with her family.
The Ickabog is J.K. Rowling's first book for children since Harry Potter and was initially published online for families to enjoy and engage with creatively whilst in lockdown in 2020.
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