My name is Jonah, son of Amittai, prophet of God to the nation of Israel, and this is my story.

The man was Jewish, early to mid-thirties, and on this day — this final day of his life — he was to be hung on a cross.

“Daddy daddy, is that the beach?”

“Yes. That’s the beach.” Marie-Laure pulls her father along by the hand. She feels her heart beating faster as they get to the stairs that lead to the shoreline.