Excerpt: 1. That is a beautiful lavender field. To be precise, it's the lush lavender fields of Provence, which always have an air of aristocratic laziness. The protagonist in the photo has only a black outline - because the sun is behind her, which is what French calls Contre-jour (backlight).
2. Jesus was nailed to a cross made of ebony wood and edged with bronze. He was covered in blood and his eyes were half-closed helplessly. "Jesus had no sin, so why did Judas betray him? Why did the Romans crucify him? Why did his god, his god, abandon him?" Anne's voice seemed to ring in his ears again.
Conception: