The world knows J.K. Rowling as the author of the #HarryPotter books, but she had a tough life before the first book sold. Growing up poor, with a mother stricken by MS, she went to college and worked as a secretary until her mother died. She married, had a daughter, and divorced while working on the early drafts of the books. Dirt poor in Edinburgh, she finally finished the first book and endured a series of rejections before it was finally picked up. The rest is history. She became the first billionaire author but has given much of her fortune to charity. She’s remarried, had two more children, and continues her philanthropy, especially with organizations serving orphans … like Harry!
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