Little, Brown Book Group announces details of J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults, entitled The Casual Vacancy. The book will be published worldwide in the English language in hardback, ebook, unabridged audio download and on CD on Thursday 27th September 2012.
Plot
When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Seemingly an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, 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?
When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Seemingly an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, 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.
Source: www.jkrowling.com
J. K. Rowling
Little, Brown Book Group acaba de anunciar nuevos detalles sobre la primera novela de J. K. Rowling dirigida a un público más adulto, que llevará el título de The Casual Vacancy. El libro se publicará a nivel mundial el día 27 de septiembre de 2012 en cualquier tipo de soporte: tapa dura, ebook, CD, audio...
Sinopsis
Cuando Barry Fairweather fallece inesperadamente pasados los cuarenta, el pequeño pueblo de Pagford queda conmocionado por la noticia. Pero lo que parece ser un idílico lugar inglés, oculto tras una fachada impecable, pronto se convierte en un pueblo en guerra: los ricos se enfrentan con los pobres; los jóvenes con sus padres; las mujeres con sus maridos; los profesores con sus alumnos... Pagford no es lo que pretende aparentar a primera vista. Para colmo, el puesto vacante en el ayuntamiento 'cedido' por Barry pronto se convierte en el detonante del mayor conflicto que el pueblo haya vivido nunca. ¿Quién resultará vencedor en esta elección llena de pasión, hipocresía y revelaciones inesperadas?
Cargada de un humor negro, reflexiva y continuamente sorprendente, The Casual Vacancy es la primera novela de J. K. Rowling para adultos.
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