This morning the title and brief synopsis for Harry Potter scribe J K Rowling's first post Potter book was released. Back in February it was announced she was writing an adult novel. The title you ask? The Casual Vacancy. Here's the synopsis taken directly from her publisher, Little Brown Book Group:
When Barry Fairweather 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 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?
Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults.
The novel comes out September 27, 2012! Today she also launched her official website.
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Almost too excited for words, can't wait for the new book!
ReplyDeleteYou've got to wonder if there's going to be midnight bookstore parties for this one like the old days. I'm definitely looking forward to it!
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