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When Barry Fairbrother, a member of the Parish Council in Pagford, England, dies unexpectedly, his death creates a casual vacancy on the Parish Council and reveals unexpected tensions in the village. While Pagford is a small, idyllic, picture-postcard of a rural village with a cobblestone market square, hanging baskets of flowers, and freshly painted benches, its appearance is a facade. Beneath its pristine look the tensions and passions of its residents loom large. The rich resent the poor, bot
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This book took awhile to get into, but once it started rolling I became intrigued by the characters they all seemed so miserable but also so connected although they did not realize it. What happens when we all become so consumed with our own troubles and not look at our fellow man? read the book to find out.

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