Nothing that Happens to Us

Bettina Wilpert discusses her debut novel 

Leipzig in the summer. University, World Cup, and a soup kitchen. Good friends at a birthday party. Anna says she was raped, but Jonas says it was consensual. It's his word against hers. After two months of desperation, Anna finally turns Jonas in, but the words "false accusation" soon circulate among friends. Jonas' and Anna's credibility and friendships are put on the line.