Out of the Shadows

A Young Man Who Had Died Tragically Appears Centuries Later To Vanna A Young Maltese Artist Who Is Holidaying With A Friend In Florence. The Mysterious Encounter Takes Place In The Loggia Of A Renaissance Palace In Florence And The Youth Wearing The Period Costume Does Not Create Discomfiture In Vanna Except For The Fact That He Seemed Troubled By Her Imminent Marriage To A Long Time Sweetheart. He Warns Her Repeatedly Not To Get Married Unless Her Love Is As Overwhelming As Theirs Once Was. The Girl Is Intrigued Not Only By His Heartfelt Plea But Also For The Fact That He Seemed Familiar To Her. She Starts Investigating The Paranormal Occurrence And Circumstances Lead Her To A Mine Of Information Which Goes Back To The 15Th Century.In The Course Of Her Investigation She Falls Madly In Love With A Man Married To A Woman With A Closely Guarded Secret. She Breaks Off Her Engagement But Knows Well Enough That Her Passionate Affair With Her New Love Cannot Lead Anywhere Unless Destiny Intervenes.The Book Interweaves Two Stories From Different Periods Which Take Place In Diverse Cities In Italy Sicily And Malta. Some Events Are Set In Malta During The Time Of The Knights And Others Have A Background Of Malta As It Is Today. The Book Unveils A Tragic Family History Through Various Poignant Love Affairs And Paints A Convincing Picture Of An Artist'S Life In Italy During The Renaissance Period. Some Scenes Such As The Huge Bonfire Of Savonarola Bring To Life The Drama That The People Of The Time Had Lived Through.The Six Hundred-Page Novel Transports Its Readers Back And Forth In Time And Place.