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Television Review - 'J. K. Rowling - A Year in the Life' - A Portrait of Harry Potter's Creator 

Jump to full article: New York Times, 2009-07-16
Author: MIKE HALE

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She lets the mask slip, though; her need for control is not as thorough-going as that of your average movie star or corporate executive. Visiting the church where she earned money as a child by sweeping up, she squeals at the sight of her name in the guestbook -- "Oh look, it's me! There I am" -- in a way that feels spontaneous, and revealing. In the car on the way to the book release event, she describes her craving for a cigarette: "With me it's 40 a day or nothing."

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