More precisely, of the consequences for an individual when he or she falls into extremism - religious or ideological - with the result that one thinks one has the right to dispose of another's life and death. Not the fatal choice in itself but the consequences in life after that choice is shown to be irreparable is what this story is about. It is therefore not exclusively Lilly Voynich but precisely Padre Lorenzo Montanelli who carries the story.

What does remorse mean to a person when they have to live with it for years?
What could be the consequences for others when they start basing their choices on the wrong choices of others?
What drives people to extremism?

They are universal questions, of all times and topical again today. The writer Anna A Ros (Headwind, Laxmi’s Story, Surrogaat) poses them through a story based on true facts and the evolution of her own thinking. 'The Voynich Affair' is thus an important novel that shows that extremism is of all times and its consequences are as irreparable as they are imaginable. Even now.