JK Rowling sends Harry Potter books to young fan in besieged Syrian city of Aleppo
JK Rowling has sent Harry Potter books to a young fan in Syria after her mother messaged the author to ask how her daughter could get hold of the novels.
JK Rowling sent an ebook to a young fan in war-torn Aleppo, Syria
The writer, 51, sent an ebook to the seven-year-old girl, who is living in the besieged eastern part of the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Bana Alabed, whose account is managed by her mother, told in a message on Twitter that she is "reading to forget the war".
My friend @jk_rowling how are you? Thank you for the book, love you from #Aleppo. - Bana pic.twitter.com/c84b4Zux0G
— Bana Alabed (@AlabedBana) November 23, 2016
Love you too, Bana! Thinking of you, keep safe #Aleppo https://t.co/1l5SJPStEm
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 23, 2016
Love you too, Bana! Thinking of you, keep safe
Her mother tweeted: "Hi JK Rowling I watched Harry Potter movie, Bana would like to read the book."
The author replied: "I hope you do read the book, because I think you'd like it. Sending you lots and lots of love xxx"
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When her mother added: "She wants to but we don't have it here. We watched the movie before. How do we get?," a member of Rowling's staff stepped in and organised the ebook.
The author was delighted, writing: "Brilliant idea ... I've been obsessing over this all morning!"
The author sent ebooks to the seven-year-old after her mother asked how to get hold of them
Bana said she is 'ready to forget the war'
Mrs Alabed posted an image of Bana holding a piece of card with the words "thank you my friend JK Rowling for the books" and added: "Love you from Aleppo – Bana"
"Love you too, Bana! Thinking of you, keep safe", Rowling replied.