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Penniless single mother jk rowling finally succeeded after a series of rebuffs. Harry potter is one of the best bookselling series in history yet, the first publisher who believed the novel might be successful made some ill. I just couldnt not have this book in my book collection. Jk rowlings journey from penniless single mum to millionaire books updated. Rdr books would like to make clear that the book was the print counterpart to a. British publishers bloomsbury released the first book in the harry potter series in june 1997.
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