The title for J.K. Rowling’s new book has been unveiled.
It is called: The Casual Vacancy.
A synopsis of the book from Little, Brown follows:
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 book is approximately 480 pages.
A release date of September 27, 2012 was also set.
Someone should explain the concept of “show, don’t tell” to George R. R. Martin because this book has far too many long-winded conversations in it.
Book Sale (by leesacharlotte)
At first I was thinking Ooh, books, give them all to me but then Eagle Strike caught my eye and now I can’t stop laughing
I’m reading Accordion Crimes by E. Annie Proulx and it’s very good but it’s just so exhaustingly epic.
This is unusual for me, because normally if I’m not enjoying something I’m reading I can find reasons in the book itself, but here the problem lies with me.
I just haven’t got the stamina for it and I feel like I’ve somehow failed. 100 Years of Solitude had the same effect on me. I probably shouldn’t even attempt War and Peace.
That moment when you finish a book, look around, and realize that everyone is just carrying on with their lives as though you didn’t just experience emotional trauma at the hands of a paperback.
(Source: unbearable-bear)
