Léonce does not know what destiny holds instore for him. Plagued with feelings of insecurity and self-doubt, he struggles against all odds to win the heart of the beautiful Myrtha. Destiny smiles upon him; their love and home flourish, but only for as long as the spirits allow... Léonce must learn to listen to the spirits who guide his fate. And when he disobeys them, all must suffer the consequences. Set in the heart of Guadeloupe, this novel traces the rise and fall of man under the mocking eye of the spirits who roam the land, drifting between light and darkness, between happiness and misery, between love and death.