For God's sake: back to the castle monastery

Annemie Struyf reconnects with the Trappistine nuns Especially for this book, Annemie returns to the monastery of Brecht, three years after her first successful TV series In Godsnaam. In 2009, Annemie Struyf was exceptionally allowed into the contemplative world of the cloistered nuns. Where she had expected otherworldly beings, she met honest and gentle women. 1.4 million viewers were glued to the television. Hundreds of enthusiastic reactions followed. Since her stay in the cloistered nunnery, she has kept in touch with the nuns, because their extreme lifestyle choices continued to fascinate her. Who would voluntarily want to live behind bars? Who still wants to be poor, chaste and obedient? That is why Annemie reconnected with them in the cloistered nunnery in 2012. Together they search for an answer to the questions that remained unanswered. What desire do these nuns awaken in us? What makes their spirituality so special? Lieve Blancquaert provided compelling behind-the-scenes photos.