Have you ever read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? It must be the popular book for almost all the children in the world. The idea for the book came to J. K. Rowling in 1990. It her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, for , being an English teacher in Portugal. Rowling sent the book to four publishers (出版商) before one of them bought it. She was very to sell her book because it was her dream to be a writer. she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small flat (公寓) with daughter and was very poor. She didn't have enough money to for heat in winter. Harry Potter became a favorite with children and adults in England and then around the world. It was put into (被译成) more than thirty-five . After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many lists of newspapers of the most popular books. any question, Rowling's life changed and she became one of the most famous women writers in the world.