Rowling regrets mother not knowing Harry Potter

Best-selling author JK Rowling today revealed her mother died without knowing anything about Harry Potter.

Tue, 22 Jul, 2008 - 15:27

Best-selling author JK Rowling today revealed her mother died without knowing anything about Harry Potter.

The writer said she began working on the tales of the apprentice wizard just six months before her mother, Anne, died of multiple sclerosis (MS) at the age of 45.

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