Bint l-Emigrant is the title of a new novel by Charles Buttigieg, just published by Horizons.

Similar to earlier novels penned by the same author, the roots of this fictional story lies in his diverse life experiences, specifically drawn from the extensive period he dedicated to working in the field of migration.

The main character of the new story is the USA-born daughter of a Maltese emigrant, who finds herself in the middle of a series of strange, strenuous and breath-taking episodes in America as well as in Malta.

Her childhood is a happy one. Indeed, all remains well until her family is hit by a very sad event that initiates a very ugly experience that turns her life upside down. Completely caught off guard, she finds herself entangled in a web of hidden agendas, plots and deceit spun by a woman who knows no scruples.

In the core of the story there is also the presence of a boy, a beautiful and valuable painting hidden in a secret place, a tragic and mysterious death, a secret will, a DNA certificate, a prisoner hiding a big secret, stolen jewels that nobody knows where they could be other than whoever hid them, and a confidential letter of a crucial nature to help start solving the intrigues.

The young woman finds herself facing police officers, lawyers, a priest, a millionaire couple, investigators and a banker. She also encounters a Maltese young man who becomes attracted to her.

Surrounded by all the strange and troubling events she has to deal with, often presenting very straining situations, she needs to show will-power, patience, wisdom and courage.

As in the other novels written by Buttigieg, also in this story the reader meets the lawyer, Michael, who is the main character of his first novel, which has also been published by Horizons.