{"product_id":"the-casual-vacancy-j-k-rowling-9780316228541","title":"The Casual Vacancy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA big novel about a small town... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty fa軋de is a town at war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA big novel about a small town, \u003ci\u003eThe Casual Vacancy \u003c\/i\u003eis J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. K. Rowling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316228540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316228541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e154481 \/ Casual Vacancy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/30\/2012 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012 pg. 45","brand":"J. K. Rowling","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981569917183,"sku":"9780316228541","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_438c4405-fbff-4594-b6cd-f62b3cb2f790.jpg?v=1683256342","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-casual-vacancy-j-k-rowling-9780316228541","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}