What would it be when nothing is left on your wishlist? When you already got enough money to purchasee that bag and travel to that place...?
La liste de mes envies - in my free translation, My wishlist - by French author and once advertisert Grégoire Delacourt explores this issue of sudden wealth. Jocelyne lives in a small French locality, married with Jocelyn, with two children who left the nest few years ago already. She is owning a small haberdashery and writes a blog sharing tips about related hobbies.
Everything changes as after playing lottery for the first time, and wins a pot of 18 million and a bit. But as she is still reckoning the overwhelming luck and is making list of what she will do with the money, something happens that will take her out of the comfort zone and change her life for ever.
It is a short book, easy as structure and with easygoing characters, but does touch upon capitalism-relevant questions and explores our purchase patterns and the genesis of our daily desires. It also has an ambiance of non-Parisian France which is worth mentioning and understanding.
As for now, the book was adapted for the stage.
Rating: 3.5 stars
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