She settled in Lyon, where she worked multiple odd jobs; including maid, prostitute in "massage parlors" and peep shows, recorded store sales, and a freelance rock journalist and pornographic film critic. She moved to Paris. Her novel Les Jolies choses, was adapted for the screen in 2001, by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, with Marion Cotillard and Stomy Bugsy in the lead roles. The film was awarded the Michel d'Ornano prize, at the 2001 Deauville Festival. She translated the 2003 Placebo song "Protect Me From What I Want" into French. This was released as the single "Protège-Moi".