A look at J.K. Rowling from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager, to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter book series.

Joanne Rowling

Diane Rowling

Jorge Arantes

Anne Rowling

Seventeen-Year-Old Joanne

Eight-Year-Old Joanne

Jill

Thirteen-Year-Old Diane

Mrs. Morgan

Sean Harris

Pete Rowling

Case Worker

Young Mother

Manager

Dark-Haired Mother

Six-Year-Old Diane

Receptionist

Ian Potter
July 18, 2011

Joanne Rowling

Diane Rowling

Jorge Arantes

Anne Rowling

Seventeen-Year-Old Joanne

Eight-Year-Old Joanne

Jill

Thirteen-Year-Old Diane

Mrs. Morgan

Sean Harris

Pete Rowling

Case Worker

Young Mother

Manager

Dark-Haired Mother

Six-Year-Old Diane

Receptionist

Ian Potter

