Ingrid Beatrice Coman Knihy

The thirty pills in her pocket would soon take away the pain, the hurt, the sense of not belonging, and release her into a distant space where she could be free. Discarded by her latest lover by only a brief note scribbled on a napkin, Annabelle felt she had had enough of her life and whilst she did not want death, she wanted freedom. A solitary walk in the park to compose her thoughts is suddenly interrupted by the mysterious appearance of a stranger, a man who seems to know all about her, and her plans to end her life. He seems to show a new way for her - a way into herself. She agrees to meet him for the next twenty-one days and gradually she starts to discover who she really is. Her mind is released, she feels beautiful within and consequently beautiful without and looks upon the world in a new way. She learns to love herself and pass a pure love on to others. But this strange man... He is so much of her life now. Who or what is he?

'Breaking The Silence' is the true-life story of a Maltese little boy whose childhood unfolded through the English occupation of Malta, during the presence of the Royal Army on the island, then following later on in England, at the times of the Maltese post-war emigration. It is a story of slavery and abuse. Of secrets kept hidden generation after generation, and sometimes taken to the realm of the eternal oblivion. Secrets never unveiled and buried in the tombs, in a resilient conspiracy of silence that surrounded him for fifty-six years. At the same time, it is a story of hope and redemption, of darkness that can turn into light when filtered through a good heart. Evil can take on many faces and often the most horrid one is the one of Oblivion and Indifference. Silence can weigh on the wrong side and words can be the only weapon left.