Rejected 12 times before Harry Potter success: Williamson
Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson revealed the difficult backstory behind the Harry Potter author. He shared how JK Rowling fled an abusive marriage, reached Edinburgh clinically depressed, often pushing her daughter's pram to cafés daily because she couldn't afford heating at home. Her writings were rejected by 12 publishers before selling 500 million copies, making her "richer than the queen."