
Mariekewantstoliveherlife.Buthowcanshesucceediflovehasbeentakenawayfromher?Sheseekswarmthinthearmsofmucholdermentofindthestrengthtofacethepastandfinallybeherself.Mariekeis20yearsold.Sheliveswithhermother,Jeanne,awomanleftcoldanddistanteversinceherhusbanddied.Duringtheday,MariekeworksinaBrusselschocolatefactory.Atnight,sheescapesintothearmsofmucholdermen.Withthemshefeelsstrong,cherishedandfree.ThearrivalofJacoby,abookeditorlivingabroad,searchingforherfather'slastmanuscript,upsetsMarieke'sprecariousbalance.Hermotherdoeseverythinginherpowertokeepthemapart.Shefearsthathewillrevealthesecretthathasremainedhiddenforsomanyyears.MariekefallsinlovewithJacobybutdevastatedbythetruthofherfather'sdeath,shesinksdespair.Willshefindthestrengthtoacceptthetruthandliveanew?WrittenbyAnonymous




