The revolution of the moon /
by Camilleri, Andrea; Sartarelli, Stephen.
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BookPublisher: Brentwood : Europa Editions UK, 2017Description: 208 pages ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9781609453916 (pbk.) :; 1609453913 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Moura, Eleonora de -- Fiction | Sicily (Italy) -- History -- 15th-18th centuries -- Fiction | Historical fiction | Historical | Fiction in TranslationSummary: 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.
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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.
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