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Date of birth
She was born on 31st July 1965 at Yate General Hospital just outside Bristol -
Firts story
She wrote her first book at the age of six – a story about a rabbit, called ‘Rabbit’. -
Firts novel
At just eleven, she wrote her first novel – about seven cursed diamonds and the people who owned them. -
Exeter University.
Jo left home at eighteen for Exeter University. -
Harry Potter
In 1990 she started writing Harry Potter while she was sitting on a train. -
English and 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'
Jo moved to Portugal to teach English, where she wrote first drafts of Chapters for 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. -
Wedding
In 1993 she married with Jorge Arantes -
Jessica
She had a daughter, Jessica, in 1993. -
Divorce
In 1995 she divorced from Jorgue Arantes -
Award
In 2003 they gave her the prize Prince of Asturias of Concord. -
David
In 2003, his son David was born. -
'The Cuckoo's Calling'
'The Cuckoo's Calling' is released, under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith