![]() ![]() The plot kicks off when Barry Fairbrother, a member of Pagford’s parish council, drops dead of an aneurysm in a parking lot on his anniversary. No dragons or Quidditch here this is a world where Facebook and Rihanna’s Umbrella play roles in the story. ![]() That’s the name of the quaint little town in the English countryside where “The Casual Vacancy” is set. ![]() “The Casual Vacancy” is a fine and fascinating read, but it is not for children, and it will most emphatically not make you want to live in Pagford. First-day sales figures weren’t available, but pre-orders of the book had it ranked No. “The Casual Vacancy,” Rowling’s first novel in five years and her first for adult readers, was published Thursday. In 2007 “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” completed the series that transformed the children’s book industry, sold 450 million copies worldwide and spawned movies, theme parks, websites - and made Rowling a billionaire. Rowling made millions of kids (and grownups) wish they lived at Hogwarts. With her seven “Harry Potter” books, author J.K. ![]()
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