Overview
- The rollout begins with a signing event at a major bookstore in Paris’s 16th arrondissement as part of a wider promotional tour.
- The 216-page book from Fayard recounts roughly 20 days at La Santé, detailing his prisoner number, cell conditions and a first-night prayer.
- Sarkozy says he wrote for hours each day in his cell and handed pages to his lawyers to be typed.
- The account includes a phone exchange with Marine Le Pen and a section on relatives of DC-10 victims, which some families said left them “affligées.”
- Heavy media excerpts and strong demand pushed preorders to No. 1 on Amazon, drawing both commercial buzz and early critical scrutiny of tone and perceived privileges.