In the Minds of Others
Publisher
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Calmann-Lévy
Parution date
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EAN
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9782702141205
Number of pages
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188
Description
In the Minds of Others tells the story of a lottery winner who hesitates to collect his six-million-euro jackpot. The quirky tale follows the thoughts of the ticket holder and those of the people in his life who might also benefit from the win. We may dream of knowing what goes on in the minds of others, but do we really want to know?
As Serge watches the lottery on TV, he hears announced the numbers 5, 12, 43, 27, 7, 18, 6; numbers that match those on the ticket he holds. Immediately he knows that his world—living with his overprotective, blind mother and working at the local factory—has changed forever.
But he wonders if he really wants things to change. Days pass by and the ticket remains in his pocket. Chapter by chapter, as he ponders his dilemma, the people in his life, people he thought he knew well, express their own thoughts. Gerald, his gruff colleague, tries to seduce him. Eugénie, his mother’s nurse, is obsessed with her daughter. Séverine, his first true love reenters his life after leaving him many years ago—and his current girlfriend, Laetitia, proves to be far from naïve. All the people Serge thought he knew show themselves in a new light as he knocks on their doors with the winning ticket in his pocket.
Mano Gentil weaves a tapestry of one man’s quest for happiness, full of unpredictable characters, each complex, all familiar—and all showing that we seldom know our own mind . . . or the minds of others.
Author
Mano Gentil :
Mano Gentil was a communications manager, a journalist, and worked in politics before starting her writing career. She has published a number of novels and short stories for adults and children.
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