The Brewer of Preston: A Novel

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.