THE CASUAL VACANCY by J.K. Rowling
No Harry. No Magic. No Flying. Will J.K. Rowling‘s THE CASUAL VACANCY spark the same excitement and enthusiasm that the Harry Potter series did? Considering the fact that most of Harry Potter’s original fans are now in their early twenties, there is a chance that they will rush to bookstores across the country to pick up Rowling’s foray into adult literature. No one really knows what to expect from her upcoming release but we are all waiting with bated breath for a 512-page book about a small town that hits stores on September 27.
SUMMARY: When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the 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 with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…Pagford is not what it first seems.
And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish 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?
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.
