02 October,2012 07:11 AM IST | | Agencies
The racy novel portrays prostitution, drug abuse and political rows. It is set in the fictional village of Pagford but is inspired by Tutshill in Gloucestershire where Rowling spent her teenage years, which she described as "not a particularly happy time in my life".
Potty mouth: JK Rowling's proficiency at tossing out the F-word in her new book Casual Vacancy has irked the residents of the village she lived in. pic/Getty images
The book, predicted to be one of the fastest-selling of all time, mocks the "snobbishness" of locals, infuriating those still living there.
"It's derogatory in the extreme and completely unfounded," Tutshill councillor Brian Thornton was quoted as saying. "I think the people of Tutshill are right to be most annoyed and distressed," Thornton added.
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