Do you know the famous novel Someone from Arras, a worldwide success, adapted for the big screen, more than 1.5 million copies sold? No ? Rest assured, it’s normal: the editor and the author finally opted for the title The List of My Wishes. The book, published in February 2012 by JC Lattès, had become a publishing phenomenon like one every ten years. Grégoire Delacourt, creative director in an advertising agency, then published his second novel, the story of Jocelyne, a haberdasher in Arras who runs a blog, dixdoigtsdor, followed by thousands of people. One day, she won 18,547,301 euros and 28 cents in EuroMillions. Rather than cash the check, she hides it in a shoebox and makes a list of everything she could afford... Her husband, Jocelyn, steals the check and disappears to buy a Porche Cayenne, a Seiko quartz, a large flat screen, designer suits, the complete collection of…
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