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The Casual Vacancy
by Rowling, J. K
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316228532
- ISBN 13
- 9780316228534
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2012. Stated 1st USA Edition, 1st Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. September, 2012. Rowling's first book for adults tells about a small English town where war rules - rich at war with poor, teenagers with their parents, wives with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. Idyllic, it's not! 503 pp. Black boards carry gilt text on its spine, orange ep's. Spine ends are very slightly rubbed. Unclipped ($ 35.00) DJ has very light shelf/edge wear. Bookseller"s Inventory # 141405.
Reviews
On Aug 10 2013, CloggieDownunder said:
The Casual Vacancy is the first adult novel by popular British author, J.K.Rowling. This contemporary fiction is set in the seemingly idyllic English village of Pagford, where the sudden death of Parish Councillor, Barry Fairbrother creates a casual vacancy on the parish council. As subsequent events are narrated from the points of view of various different characters, the picture emerges of a village whose inhabitants are not all satisfied with their lot in life, a village of simmering tensions waiting to boil over. Rowling’s characters are easily recognisable as the denizens of the typical English village, but at the same time, show individual depth and appeal (or repugnance, as the case may be). And it seems quite a few of the characters have a secret (or two). The setting, characters and events will resonate with readers, and these same happenings drive the characters to desperate actions that ultimately result in tragedy for some. Rowling manages to pack quite a lot into this novel: she has an obese megalomaniac, drug addicts, computer-savvy teens, a fawning wife, a violent husband and father, an anxious teacher, and a caring social worker, to name just a few. There is domestic violence, rape, racism, corruption, self-mutilation, bullying, gossip, teen pregnancy, child abuse and SQL injection. But if this sounds depressing, it is relieved by the underlying black humour that fills the novel. This all comes together to make a brilliant read.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001405
- Title
- The Casual Vacancy
- Author
- Rowling, J. K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated 1st USA Edition, 1st Printing 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0316228532
- ISBN 13
- 9780316228534
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Gilt
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....