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 town’s 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. 英国作家、“哈利·波特之母”J.K.罗琳第一本为成人创作的小说《偶发空缺》将于9月27日在全球发售。这部黑色幽默小说的将背景设在一座看似诗情画意实则暗藏争斗的英国小镇，它讲述了小镇表面平静下的种种勾心斗角。英国当地时间4月12日，这本新书的出版商小布朗出版社宣布将于9月27日向全球发售480页的《偶发空缺》，其中包括四种版本形式，精装版、精装大字版、电子书和听力书。小布朗出版社说：“这将是一本发人深省又时刻充满惊喜的黑色幽默小说。” 新书以人到中年...