The Brewer of Preston (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143121497)

The New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series brings us back to Vig ta in the nineteenth century for a rip-roaring comic novel.

1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of Vig ta's stubborn populace, the town has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy. They're now in the hands of a new government they don't understand, and they definitely don't like. Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named Prefect for Vig ta, a regional representative from the Italian government to oversee the town. But the rowdy and unruly Sicilians don't care much for this rather pompous mainlander nor the mediocre opera he's hell-bent on producing in their new municipal theater. The Brewer of Preston, it's called, and the Vig tese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performance's opening night.

Author: Andrea Camilleri
ISBN-10: 0143121499
ISBN-13: 9780143121497
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 12/30/2014
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 7.60h x 4.90w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/06/2014
Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 65
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2014
Shelf Awareness 01/02/2015