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Casual Vacancy features a range of social issues, including rape, racism, heroin and marijuana use, pornography, domestic abuse, child abuse, self-harm and suicide. Sukhvinder Jawanda is often berated by her mother, Parminder, and will resort to self-harm.
Sep 27, 2012 · A novel about a small town in crisis, where a death triggers a series of conflicts and revelations. Read ratings, reviews, genres, book details, and author information on Goodreads.
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A black comedy about a town at war, The Casual Vacancy was published in 2012 and adapted for TV in 2015. It explores the conflicts and secrets of the residents of Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village.
Sep 27, 2012 · And the empty seat left by Barry on the town’s 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? Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for ...
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With J. K. Rowling’s new novel, “The Casual Vacancy,” we are firmly in Muggle-land — about as far from the enchanted world of Harry Potter as we can get. There is no magic in this book — in...
The Sympathizer is a TV series about a Vietnamese spy in the Vietnam War and its aftermath. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by the same name and created by Park Chan-wook and Robert Downey Jr.
Jul 23, 2013 · 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.
