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“Barry Fairbrother did not want to go out to dinner.” The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling’s first work of adult fiction, is set in the sleepy English town of Pagford and begins with the death of local parish councillor Barry Fairbrother.  Fairbrother is a popular figure in the community and was involved in everything from being a father to a family ...

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