The J.K. Rowling Index

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Did they all think I was a scrounger or layabout?

Index ID: SCRLAY — Publication date: October 4th, 2000

Note: Published on The Sun.
Only the beginning of this text can be displayed here for research purposes. I apologize!

The words “penniless single mother” crop up a lot in newspaper stories about me.

“J K Rowling, once a penniless single mother scribbling away in a café…”, followed by the latest Harry Potter sales figures or film news.


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