The Chequered Silence Author:Jacqueline Gilbert Five years ago, for what she had considered the best of reasons, Leah had broken off her relationship with Max Calvert, without ever explaining why. Not unnaturally, he had been bitterly resentful, but Leah had firmly cut all the ties between them and they had not seen each other since. Now they had met again, in very different circumstances: h... more »e as the director of the play she was producing; and still Max was bitter and resentful. Would they be able to work together? And would Leah be able to pick up the threads of their love again, or was Max lost to her forever?