The novel is set in the Sarladais (the Dordogne region of France).
He abuses him physically and sexually, but the boy willingly accepts his 'punishment.'
This disturbing story is much more than a tale of a sexually violent predator.
The adolescent himself experiences sexual activity with the other boy, but this relationship is one of genuine love and affection, rather than the coercive, harmful abuse he is subjected to by the priest.
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