Tatu, whose family has just gotten past a crisis and found new life in a small religious community, is trying to decide for himself whether or not he would convert from his life of Catholicism or not. A born scientist, he has a natural tendency to investigate and search for the truth in text and in reflection. During his research, he bumps into Anneliese, whose father was excluded from the list of heirs of the vast fortune of the landed Alonso family. Anneliese is from a strictly Catholic family whose greatest shame is in the memory of Anneliese's great grandmother, Isabel.
Anneliese and Tatu--using a brief note written behind Donya Isabel's sketched portrait--come across a diary written by one Father Danilo. The diary details the many sins the then young priest encountered in his small town. Father Danilo wrote about secret pagan rituals with magical charms, theft, murder, plots of revolution, and even an exorcism. But, the most striking about the diary was its story of the love and lust that was shared by the priest and the already betrothed Isabel. This is also where Anneliese finds out that her grandfather was, most probably, the son of a priest. This is also the turning point in Tatu's research: the point where he discovers the difference between what is traditional and what is truly religious.
In the end, Tatu finds that his true conflict no longer lies in what he believes to be the right belief system for him, but whether he can give up what he believes in for love of a woman.
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Teaser: They weren't supposed to meet. They weren't supposed to fall in love. Over a century ago, they may have made the very same mistakes.
