The Casual Vacancy!
A blurb I stole from this website:
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.
So no wands, wizards, Hogwarts, or Harry. A strictly muggle book. More than any other author, J.K.Rowling fostered my early love of literature. I picked up "The Sorcerers Stone" in first grade and never looked back. I've grown up with her writing, and I can't wait to see what else she has to offer!
Circle 9/27/2012 on your calenders!
I have years of good memories, listening to the Harry Potter audio books with you! Now I can listen to some chapters, at least, read by you!
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