- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Argyll Publishing; first edition (1 Jun 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906134693
- ISBN-13: 978-1906134693
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 563,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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J K Rowling - the mystery of fiction is one of the latest titles in the Inspirations series of short biographies. Author Lindsey Fraser, the writer and book publishing and marketing professional, has compiled an insider's story on the rise of one of the world's most well known and successful contemporary writers. J K Rowling has never collaborated on a biography and so this book is unauthorised. But having presented JK Rowling events in her capacity as Director of Scottish Book Trust, Lindsey Fraser recounts with inside knowledge and book industry perspective how: * struggling single mother Joanne Rowling became JK Rowling the writer; * Harry Potter became a household name; * people everywhere have been witness to a powerful global literary and media phenomenon; * the world gained a gutsy philanthropist. J K Rowling's story is almost as magical as her books. The day she wrote the name Harry Potter on a page she changed not just her own unhappy life but that of millions of readers. Harry Potter and his friends turned Rowling into one of the richest and most influential women in the world. So who is she, and where did her ideas come from? Lindsey Fraser tells the remarkable tale that began one day on a train, when Rowling had forgotten to pack a pen. . .
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Lindsey Fraser is a leading promoter of children's books and an author in her own right.
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Having three Harry Potter addicts for children (16-26), he's almost one of the family. He and his friends (and enemies) have certainly accompanied us on most family holidays...... so it was with great interest that I read Lindsey Fraser's well-constructed and revealing account of how the phenomenon has developed. Fraser clearly knows J K Rowling well; her account is detached but sympathetic. It focusses on her career and, refreshingly, steers well clear of her personal life, other than to re-iterate how private she likes to keep her family life, and how her early well-publicised pre-fame experiences have affected her philanthropic decisions. I learned a lot about the world of publishing, and how HP has changed things.
I would recommend this short book to a wide audience, and certainly to everyone who's enjoyed the books and/or films. Jo Rowling's story is almost as fascinating as Harry's!
I would recommend this short book to a wide audience, and certainly to everyone who's enjoyed the books and/or films. Jo Rowling's story is almost as fascinating as Harry's!
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