It may lack wizards and witches, but J.K. Rowling and
her publisher are hoping her first novel for adults, "The Casual
Vacancy," will have the magic touch.
The book's title was announced Thursday by Little, Brown & Co. along with a brief plot synopsis and publication date.
The
publisher said the "blackly comic" tale of rivalry and duplicity in a
small English town would be available worldwide on Sept. 27.
The
book will be Rowling's first post-Potter effort. Her seven-volume saga
about the adventures of a boy wizard became one of the most successful
fictional series in history and led to a series of extremely popular
films.
The new book, aimed at a grown-up audience, will be set in a
seemingly idyllic English town called Pagford which is described as far
more menacing than its pretty facade would indicate.
It opens
with the sudden death of a popular man whose unexpected demise shocks
the town. The battle for his seat on the local council sets off "the
biggest war the town has yet seen," with rich people fighting poor,
parents battling their teenagers, and wives in conflict with their
husbands.
The publisher said the 480-page novel will be sold as an e-book and audio download as well as in traditional hardback form.
Reference: Associated Press(AP)
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