The novel raises the theme of forbidden love. The heroine is overcome by an unbridled passion for the priest. This love is fueled by the power of suffering from separation, the impossibility of being together according to the law. Women's religiosity in Maar's interpretation takes on an erotic-sacrificial character. Sexuality acts as the truth and poetry of life, becomes a way of penetrating the eternal secrets of nature, God, the human soul... At the center of Anna Mar’s work is always a lonely, unsettled woman who finds herself in self-sacrifice to a man. Unfortunately, it was male criticism that destroyed the writer. During her lifetime, her works had almost no positive reviews. After the release of the novel “The Woman on the Cross,” Anna Mar was no longer accepted in many homes. After a long life in poverty, the writer committed suicide.