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Birth
J. K. Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury. -
First story
When she was five years old, she wrote her first story. -
University
She studied French at Exeter University from 1983 to 1988. -
Paris
After university, she spent a year in Paris. -
Job in Portugal
In 1999 she went to Portugal to teach English and she married a Portuguese journalist. -
Daughter
She had a daughter with her first husband. Her name is Jessica Isabel Rowling. -
Edinburgh
J. K. Rowling's marriage ended in divorce and she returned to Britain with her daughter. She started to write Harry Potter's book. -
Harry Potter
Bloomsbury Children's Book published her first novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". It immediately became a best-seller. -
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Harry Potter series
There are seven books in the original Harry Potter series, each book taking on a new school year in Harry's journey.
