By Bernard Kops. Widower Leo Silver is about to reluctantly retire as a librarian at Whitechapel Library when he encounters Aleya, a young Muslim girl seeking refuge in the library after a furious argument with her father. He is touched by her plight and, with the help of the literary 'ghosts' of the library, tries to help her through her dilemma. Leo Silver ...... Edward Halsted Aleya ...... Ruth D'Silva Isaac ...... Gunnar Cauthery Aleya's father ...... Paul Bhattacharjee Bernard Kops ...... Himself.