The revolution of the moon /
Camilleri, Andrea.
The revolution of the moon / Andrea Camilleri ; translated from the Italian by Stephen Sartarelli. - Brentwood : Europa Editions UK, 2017. - 208 pages ; 21 cm.
Sicily, 1677. From his deathbed, Charles III's viceroy, the marquis of Castle Rodrigo, names his wife as his successor. Eleanora de Moura is a highly intelligent and capable woman who immediately applies her political acumen to heal the scarred soul of Palermo, a city afflicted by poverty, misery and the frequent uprisings that are their consequences. But the machinations of powerful men soon result in Donna Eleanora, whom the Church sees as a dangerous revolutionary, being recalled to Spain. Her rule lasted 27 days - the exact time it takes for the moon to complete a cycle.
9781609453916 (pbk.) : 10.99 1609453913 (pbk.) : 10.99
Moura, Eleonora de--Fiction.
Sicily (Italy)--History--15th-18th centuries--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical.
Fiction in Translation.
PQ4863.A3894
The revolution of the moon / Andrea Camilleri ; translated from the Italian by Stephen Sartarelli. - Brentwood : Europa Editions UK, 2017. - 208 pages ; 21 cm.
Sicily, 1677. From his deathbed, Charles III's viceroy, the marquis of Castle Rodrigo, names his wife as his successor. Eleanora de Moura is a highly intelligent and capable woman who immediately applies her political acumen to heal the scarred soul of Palermo, a city afflicted by poverty, misery and the frequent uprisings that are their consequences. But the machinations of powerful men soon result in Donna Eleanora, whom the Church sees as a dangerous revolutionary, being recalled to Spain. Her rule lasted 27 days - the exact time it takes for the moon to complete a cycle.
9781609453916 (pbk.) : 10.99 1609453913 (pbk.) : 10.99
Moura, Eleonora de--Fiction.
Sicily (Italy)--History--15th-18th centuries--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical.
Fiction in Translation.
PQ4863.A3894