The Brewer of Preston

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

1870s, Sicily. Much to the displeasure of Vigàta¿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 definitely don¿t like. Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named prefect for Vigàta, 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 Vigatese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performance¿s opening night.