WOMEN IN THE ARTS WOMEN IN Literature BY WENDY HINOTE LANIER CONTENT CONSULTANT Sarah Ruffing Robbins PhD Professor of Literature Texas Christian University Core Library Cover image J K Rowling attended the opening night of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CHAPTER ONE
The Wizardly World of J.K. Rowling In 1990 Joanne Rowling was riding a train into London England The train was delayed leaving Rowling plenty of time to think As she waited Rowling came up with an idea The idea was about a young wizard He was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry HARRY’S DEBUT During the next few years Rowling married had a daughter and divorced She became J K Rowling is one of the best-known authors in the world
