I Was a Mother and I Was Going to Leave, I'm Keeping Her, I Will Hide Her

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In July of 1993, Rowling gave birth to a baby girl and named her Jessica after one of her favorite writers. She says it was this experience of motherhood that would ultimately push her to the point where she had to make a change. "The only thing I prioritized beyond that obviously was my daughter"

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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