Leave Me Be, Dear
Malta, 1964. A family is thrown into financial and emotional turmoil as British influence starts to recede. To protect her mother from her father’s temper, Mariella, a mischievous little girl, plots to get rid of him.
Malta, 1964. A family is thrown into financial and emotional turmoil as British influence starts to recede. To protect her mother from her father’s temper, Mariella, a mischievous little girl, plots to get rid of him.
Malta, 1964. A family is thrown into financial and emotional turmoil as British influence starts to recede. To protect her mother from her father’s temper, Mariella, a mischievous little girl, plots to get rid of him.
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