THE CASUAL VACANCY First Edition, Signed at the Cheltenham Literary Festival

J. K. Rowling

ISBN 10: 140870420X / ISBN 13: 9781408704202

Published by Little Brown, 2012

About this Item

A signed first edition of J. K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It was signed at the Cheltenham Literary Festival 2012, being one of only 3 UK events. This book comes with an authenticity J. K. Rowling hologram sticker which is attached to the corner of the opposite of the title page. It is signed by J. K. Rowling without dedication to the title page in black ink. Comes with event ticket as provenance. A fine unread hardcover in a like dustwrapper.**************SHIPPED IN A BOX WITH PLENTY OF PROTECTION.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE CASUAL VACANCY First Edition, Signed at the Cheltenham Literary Festival
• Publisher: Little Brown
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: Polish
• ISBN 10: 140870420X
• ISBN 13: 9781408704202
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, are distributed in more than 200 territories, translated into 74 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films. She has also written two small volumes, which appear as the titles of Harry’s schoolbooks within the novels. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through The Ages were published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books in March 2001 in aid of Comic Relief. In December 2008, The Tales of Beedle the Bard was published in aid of the Children’s High Level Group, and quickly became the fastest selling book of the year.

As well as an OBE for services to children’s literature, J.K. Rowling is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees including the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, France’s Légion d’Honneur, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and she has been a Commencement Speaker at Harvard University USA. She supports a wide number of charitable causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of Lumos, a charity working to transform the lives of disadvantaged children