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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Camilleri, Andrea.     Subjects     Eleonora de Moura, 1642-1707 -- Fiction.     Catholic Church -- Italy -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction.     Women rulers -- Fiction.     Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.     Social change -- Fiction.     Patriarchy -- Fiction.     Sicily (Italy) -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Camilleri, Andrea.       by title:      The revolution of th...      Rivoluzione della lu...       by call number:      FICTION CAM     Search the Web     Camilleri, Andrea.     Eleonora de Moura, 1642-1707 -- Fiction.     Catholic Church -- Italy -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction.     Women rulers -- Fiction.     Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.     Social change -- Fiction.     Patriarchy -- Fiction.     Sicily (Italy) -- Fiction.       MARC Display

The revolution of the moon / Andrea Camilleri ; translated by Stephen Sartarelli. by Camilleri, Andrea. Europa Editions, 2017. Call #: FICTION CAM Subjects Eleonora de Moura, 1642-1707 -- Fiction.   Catholic Church -- Italy -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction.   Women rulers -- Fiction.   Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.   Social change -- Fiction.   Patriarchy -- Fiction.   Sicily (Italy) -- Fiction. ISBN:  9781609453916 (trade pbk.) Uniform title:  Rivoluzione della luna. English Description:  234 p. ; 21 cm. Notes:  Translated from the Italian. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (page 232). Summary:  "From the author of the Inspector Montalbano series comes the remarkable account of an exceptional woman who rises to power in 17th century Sicily and brings about sweeping changes that threaten the iron-fisted patriarchy, before being cast out in a coup after only 27 days. Sicily, April 16 1677. From his deathbed, Charles III's viceroy, Anielo de Guzm n y Carafa, marquis of Castle Rodrigo, names his wife, Do a Eleonora, as his successor. Eleonora 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 they entail. The Marquise implements measures that include lowering the price of bread, reducing taxes for large families, re-opening women's care facilities, and establishing stipends for young couples wishing to marry--all measures that were considered seditious by the conservative city fathers and by the Church. The machinations of powerful men soon result in Do a Eleonora, whom the Church sees as a dangerous revolutionary, being recalled to Spain. Her rule lasted 27 days--one cycle of the moon. Based on a true story, Camilleri's gripping and richly imagined novel tells the story of a woman whose courage and political vision is tested at every step by misogyny and reactionary conservatism."--From publisher. Genre:  Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. Italian fiction -- Translations into English. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Fiction FICTION CAM Adult Trade Paperback Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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