‘It’s a miracle’: from begging in Paris to bestselling author

Jean-Marie Roughol reveals how a chance encounter with a former government minister led him to write about living rough – and to turn his life aroundFor the best part of three decades, Jean-Marie Roughol lived as a down-and-out in Paris. Begging in the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe, he was a familiar figure to the wealthy and famous who frequented the designer boutiques and luxury convenience stores of the Champs Élysées.Some ignored his polite appeals, scurrying past and loo