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JK Rowling: Making a mess of my life pushed me to write Harry Potter

JK Rowling (Yui Mok/PA)

Mon, 21 Sep, 2020 - 11:14

Sherna Noah, PA Senior Entertainment Correspondent

JK Rowling says that making “such a mess of my life” spurred her on to write her first Harry Potter novel.

The bestselling author, 55, was “insecure” and lacked self-belief when she put the story of the boy wizard to paper.

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