The dramatic developments that followed the revelation of the true size of the fiscal deficit in 2009 marked every Greek, shocked Europe, and impacted the entire world.

How did Greece find itself on the brink of disaster? How were the major decisions made afterward? What were the alternatives, were there any better solutions? Why, unlike other countries, is Greece still under a memorandum, the crisis is so socially painful, and its outcome remains uncertain?

For the first time, one of the key protagonists answers these questions and narrates previously unknown aspects and events. This book is a personal testimony written at a breathtaking pace. It reads like a novel, but it concerns real events that took place behind closed doors in Athens, Brussels, Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, Washington, in castle courtyards in Luxembourg, in kitchens in Davos, at Bilderberg meetings.

It is the true story of the crisis, beyond myths, conspiracies, and speculations, written with the aim of contributing to the much-needed self-awareness today.