Destiny’s Story

The story begins with Destiny sitting alone in her prison cell, feeling completely detached. In a solemn reflective state, she mulls over her past actions, bad decisions, and life experiences. Her parents had migrated from Africa to France before she was born, marking the start of a life of movement, spending her childhood living between Africa and France with her family. Despite a visual impairment, Destiny was successful academically. Popular within her community, sociable and creative, she dreamt of becoming a famous singer or actress, but drug and alcohol abuse began to darken her life.This was the beginning of trouble, misadventure, and challenging relationships. Realising that France was no longer the place for her, Destiny finds herself on the move once more, looking to improve her life. An intriguing opportunity arrives when Destiny is offered a dream holiday to an idyllic tropical island. Accepting this offer was a decision that she would forever regret. This personal, moving, and emotional journey ends with an event that was foreshadowed at the start of the book, the arrest of Destiny and her friend at an international airport.

Mathilda No was born in France, where she completed her education and studied literature in Paris. Despite living with a severe visual impairment, she had an active, independent youth; involved in acting, modelling and singing. Mathilda loves travelling and learning new languages, and has worked in teaching and interpreting. Her main aspiration has been to publish some of her own work. In addition to creative writing, Mathilda has her own blog to raise awareness of visual impairment and discuss her interests including fashion, mentoring and life coaching.