Rolling says she tried to end things with her husband twice before leaving for good. The marriage at this point has turned "very violent and very controlling" She would take a few pages of the manuscript into work every day. Rolling: I cannot imagine a world without my Jessica in it.
Host Megan Phelps-Roper writes a letter to J.K. Rowling—and receives a surprising invitation in reply: the opportunity for an intimate conversation in Rowling’s Scottish home.
Produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, and Megan Phelps-Roper, with special thanks to Candace Mittel Kahn and Emily Yoffe.
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