The New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series brings us back to VigĂ ta in the nineteenth century for a rip-roaring comic novel.
1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of VigĂ taâs stubborn populace, the town has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy. Theyâre now in the hands of a new government they donât understand, and they definitely donât like. Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named Prefect for VigĂ ta, a regional representative from the Italian government to oversee the town. But the rowdy and unruly Sicilians donât care much for this rather pompous mainlander nor the mediocre opera heâs hell-bent on producing in their new municipal theater. The Brewer of Preston, itâs called, and the VigĂ tese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performanceâs opening night.
The Brewer of Preston - Andrea Camilleri & Stephen Sartarelli
The New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series brings us back to VigĂ ta in the nineteenth century for a rip-roaring comic novel.
1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of VigĂ taâs stubborn populace, the town has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy. Theyâre now in the hands of a new government they donât understand, and they definitely donât like. Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named Prefect for VigĂ ta, a regional representative from the Italian government to oversee the town. But the rowdy and unruly Sicilians donât care much for this rather pompous mainlander nor the mediocre opera heâs hell-bent on producing in their new municipal theater. The Brewer of Preston, itâs called, and the VigĂ tese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performanceâs opening night.