One Million Reasons
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MatureOngoing<5 mins
Last published Sun, Sep 13, 2015
Charlie Sullivan works at Pottery Barn by day, and an East Village bar at night. She attends free events in NYC, while her Millennial friends brunch. She saves her expendable cash for a rainy day, while her roommate shops for Burberry rain boots.
But life for Charlie Sullivan is about to change...
One rainy day. One winning lottery ticket. One million reasons to live.
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