Amelie Nothomb: Thirst [2021] paperback ZWWII and above all success

and above all success

Ethelred and Elsie must piece together the clues of the past to solve the mystery in the present - if they can avoid the distractions of chocolate and feminine wiles for long enough

skating and climbing trees

It illustrates the U-boats' often direct relationship with land

Amelie Nothomb: Thirst [2021] paperback ZWWII and above all successThe Gospel according to Amelie Jesus is perhaps the most universally known figure in the Western world, yet he remains one of the most obscure. In her reinterpretation of the story of the Passion and crucifixion, Nothomb gives voice to a transgressive Messiah, the son of God portrayed as deeply human. Not so much because of his broken chastity vows, rather because of his inability to forgive himself for the pointless and sadistic mise en scene that is