The List of My Desires – Grégoire Delacourt
I bought this book simply for the buttons on the cover! I’ve been learning French, so should have attempted to read it in French, but I read a translation.
Here is the blurb …
Money can buy you freedom. But what about happiness?
When Jocelyne looks at herself in the mirror, she sees a middle-aged, married woman who runs a dressmaking shop in a small provincial French town and lives a very ordinary existence. But what happened to all those dreams she had when she was 17?
Then she wins millions on the lottery and has the chance to change her life for ever. So why does she find herself reluctant to accept the money? To help her decide what to do, she begins to compile a list of her heart’s desires, never suspecting for one moment that the decision might be taken out of her hands …
This is a light, easy and fun read (with the occasional serious moment). I don’t have a lot to say about it – I enjoyed it and it was a nice read after some hard slogs.
More reviews …
http://www.myfrenchlife.org/2014/02/13/french-bestseller-list-desires-delacourt/
http://www.cornflowerbooks.co.uk/2013/06/book-of-the-day-the-list-of-my-desires.html