For a long time, J.K. Rowling's story seemed to have the perfect structure of a modern fairy tale. A single mother, struggling financially, rejected by numerous publishers before publishing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and subsequently becoming one of the most influential women on the planet, Rowling embodied for years an almost flawless ideal of personal triumph. Her image was associated not only with publishing success but also wi…
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For a long time, J.K. Rowling's story seemed to have the perfect structure of a modern fairy tale. A single mother, struggling financially, rejected by numerous publishers before publishing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and subsequently becoming one of the most influential women on the planet, Rowling embodied for years an almost flawless ideal of personal triumph. Her image was associated not only with publishing success but also wi…