Eça de Queirós
O crime do padre Amaro, scenas da vida devota
"O crime do padre Amaro, scenas da vida devota" by Eça de Queirós is a novel published in 1875. In a provincial Portuguese city steeped in religious devotion and gossip, a young priest without true vocation arrives to take up his post. He lodges with a pious widow and her daughter Amélia, where sacred duties clash with forbidden desires. As debates about faith swirl around them, Amaro and Amélia are drawn into a passionate affair that will test the boundaries of morality and lead to devastating consequences.