Bienvenue à Pagford, petite bourgade en apparence idyllique. Un notable meurt. Sa place est à prendre... Comédie de moeurs, tragédie teintée d´humour noir, satire féroce de nos hypocrisies sociales et intimes, ce premier roman pour adultes révèle sous un jour inattendu un écrivain prodige. ...

When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little 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 façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war wit...