NEW : `` A big , ambitious , brilliant , profane , funny , '' upsetting and eloquent novel , says one critic . " The plot centers on a local election in a fictional small English town . `` This is definitely not a book for children , '' writes New York Times reviewer .
NEW : `` A big , ambitious , brilliant , profane , funny , '' upsetting and eloquent novel , says one critic . `` The Casual Vacancy '' is J.K. Rowling 's first book for adults . The plot centers on a local election in a fictional small English town . `` This is definitely not a book for children , '' writes New York Times reviewer .