Sins of God

In the final throes of a weary monarchy, as Lisbon becomes the stage for unrest, and in the first steps of a nascent republic, two lives seek their place in a country that unravels and remakes itself every day.

Narceu dos Santos is a man of uncertain origins. He came from the sea. He was left in the care of nuns. Now an adult, he walks the mysterious streets of Lisbon, where the thoughts of free men are stirring. 

Elvira will be Narceu's wife. She longs for a life she cannot yet name, one she only feels within her, as she tries to break free from the bonds of a tradition that would keep her still.

Between the urban pulse and the rural persistence, Pecados de Deus stands out as a narrative of rare intensity: a decisive era, rendered in detail by a writer of immense talent, and a convergence of restless lives. A novel in which every character carries their own shadow.

“Times of transition are uncertain and chaotic, but conducive to great stories—those that capture a truth that History does not always reveal. This is what Vítor Serpa masterfully tells us through the lives of Elvira and Narceu dos Santos.” — Pedro Adão e Silva, sociologist and former Minister of Culture of Portugal