JK Rowling famously wrote her first Harry Potter books on an old typewriter in an Edinburgh cafe while she was a struggling single mum.
But the success of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was so phenomenal it wasn't long before she became the ultimate rags to riches tale.
Despite being rejected by 12 publishing house before she finally secured a deal, JK Rowling's debut novel has now sold a massive 120million copies.
She is now a regular figure on Britain's most rich lists, even though she has given tens of millions of pounds to charity. And from struggling to make ends meet, the best-selling author was able to buy her own stunning £2.25million mansion, where she would pen several of the books in the magical series.
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