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24th Dec 2016

J.K. Rowling delivers the perfect message for anyone who’s struggling this Christmas

Sage words from someone who's been there.

Mike Wright

J.K. Rowling is no stranger to hardship.

The now phenomenally successful author was once a single parent struggling on benefits as she penned the first book of the Harry Potter series.

Although she is now a multi-millionaire and internationally acclaimed, she has never forgotten what it was like to desperately struggle in pursuit of a dream.

There are few better qualified to offer a message of hope to those not having great time this Christmas.

Today she took to Twitter to offer a genuinely uplifting Christmas message to those for whom this Christmas is not a time of joy.

Sage words from someone who’s been there.