![]() ![]() The Casual Vacancy is a long in-depth novel that looks at the way classes are divided, at social and political problems at a local level, and about how prejudice can obstruct communication, understanding, and empathy. Howard and Shirley Mollison who are secretly glad their rival is dead Miles and Samantha Mollison, one running to take the free spot, the other trying to run clear away from it Colin Wall and Parminder Jaswant who were friends of Barry and want to keep his dreams alive Simon Price who will beat up anyone who might ruin his quest to be the next councillor the teenage children who are affected by their parents’ narrow-mindedness Krystal Weedon who lives on the council estate so many want divided from Pagford everyone has something to win or lose. The death means there’s a vacant seat on the parish council and it seems everyone wants a look in or has an opinion. ![]() ![]() ![]() The semi-rural town of Pagford is struck by it, tossed into chaos. On his wedding anniversary (which his wife would tell you he spent writing about the life of a girl on the council estate) Barry Fairbrother dies. ![]()
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