J.K. Rowling, a single mother at the time, faced immense pressure to finish the first Harry Potter book before starting her teacher training.

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JK Rowling has been toppled as the UK’s bestselling author by Julia Donaldson. Donaldson, who wrote the children’s picture book The Gruffalo, overtook the Harry Potter writer to become Britain ...

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