Full foreword for ‘Dear Me’ written by ‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling released

This is an extraordinary little book, based on a simple but wonderful idea: What would you say to yourself if you came face-to-face with the sixteen-year-old you? One of the many things that delighted and touched me as I read the letters that follow is the commonality of our human experience. Nearly everyone who wrote, whether their letter is jolly or poignant, seems to have looked back on their younger selves with compassion, remembering how vulnerable and dangerous an age sixteen is, for all the fun and freedom it is supposed to entail. Read more at ONTD: http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/63708126.html#cutid1#ixzz1bNotvGH1