The Crime of Father Amaro (Aspects of Portugal S.)
by José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Eça de Queirós
Category: Fiction

Set in Leira, Portugal in the 1870s, follows the love affair of young Father Amaro with nubile Amelia, and their interactions with Amelia's mother, her atheist suitor, and her mother's lover, the priest Canon Dias.