Re: OT - I can't believe some people!

I'm not quite understanding the apparent anger or judgment here.

[Default] On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:56:30 -0600, "Neal"
<nealbrown1@xxxxxxx> took a break from reality and said:

Somehow I don't see me wondering why she was on welfare as being Rowling
bashing.

I also wonder why she has not allowed e-books, but has allowed audio books.

I have gotten rather interested in the story, and have spent a great amount
of time today reading about Rowling.

It appears to me that her "poverty" may have been enhanced by "literary
license."

"Dianne had recently married in Edinburgh and swung open her door. Despite
her sister's hospitality, the next few years were to be Rowling's nadir.
Although never quite as bad as the press has painted in terms of poverty -
she always had food and clothes, heat and light - Rowling did endure a deep
depression brought about by circumstance and frustration."
<snip>
"Rowling went to Nicolson's either as a respite from a freezing flat or
through a passion for good coffee, depending on which version you believe.
Nicolson's was scarcely convenient, half a mile from her flat and at the top
of 20 steps, quite a hike for a mother with a young child in a push-chair,
but it was owned by her brother-in-law which allowed her to draw out a
single coffee over a few hours, and the primary colours in which it was
painted couldn't help but lift even the most despondent visitor."

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