Thursday 9 June 2011

Joanne 'Kathleen' Rowling...

Daily Mail
Harry Potter's JK Rowling could be magicking herself to Australia after buying £6.5m mansion in Tasmania
"Reports in Australia say the billionaire author has bought Symmons Plains, a Georgian mansion complete with 856 hectare farm. .....Australia's Woman's Day magazine also claims JK Rowling owns another Georgian-era Tasmanian property called Bowood at Bridport. It says the properties will be managed by one man, Stephen Cresse.The author, who is very guarded about her privacy, is believed to have bought Symmons Plains in March. .....They added: 'We believe she will use the property as a holiday hideaway.'

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Harry Potter author JK Rowling plans to build Hagrid's hut in her back garden
"According to the Sunday Times she bought her home in Edinburgh for £2.5 million in 2009 after seeing just two of the 31 rooms along with a neighbouring house for £1m so that she could knock it down to improve security and increase space."

ED: It cannot be easy to find space in our crowded world....

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