J.K. Rowling & The Birth Of Harry Potter (2004)

Synopsis: Depicting a true story even more exhilarating than her own fiction, this perceptive, unauthorized biography details the now-legendary narrative of J. K. Rowling's rise to extraordinary influence... Depicting a true story even more exhilarating than her own fiction, this perceptive, unauthorized biography details the now-legendary narrative of J. K. Rowling's rise to extraordinary influence and wealth. Starting out flat broke as she struggled to raise a child on her own, she sat day after day in a neighborhood coffee shop, resolutely scribbling into drugstore composition books as she conjured the wildly imaginative adventures of a lonely child attending a school for magic wizards. The account examines her background and influences in an attempt to explain how she came to craft a true cultural milestone. [More]