Guadeloupe is paradise on the Pdega ber of factors this island state , now independent of France , has not suffered the financial crisis which hit the rest of the world . Strict rules regulate how the bankers work and they seem to enjoy this . George has been working in the National Bank of Guadeloupe for ten years . Every morning he comes to the office , switches on his computer and listens to the voicemail saying in a nice female voice : “ You have ... no new messages ” . He enjoys his small rituals as much as he enjoys singing . But one morning the old world was destroyed by a single email from overseas which led to a whole series of events , a wave of new thoughts and unexpected encounters
