The List of My Desires

A French-elegant novel about how wealth and happiness are connected. Josyline had an ordinary life—scrap, a family, her own small haberdashery shop, friends. That’s how it would have gone, if one day, a giant lottery win of 12 million euros hadn’t fallen on Jo.

Jo didn’t rush to buy designer outfits and jewelry, didn’t start giving her husband sparkling cars, and didn’t go on a luxurious cruise. No—she decided first to make a list of her cherished wishes, to remember what she had dreamed of her entire life but had never been able to afford. And while the lottery ticket quietly lay in an old scuffed shoe, the harmonious—though not exactly overflowing with happiness—life of Jo gradually fell apart into pieces. Sometimes, to understand simple truths, you have to approach the very edge of a precipice…

“Treasure Box of Wishes” became one of the biggest French bestsellers. Only in France the book sold almost half a million copies, and it was published in 29 countries.