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From the author of the Inspector Montalbano series comes the impressive account of an exceptional woman who goes up to power in 17th-century Sicily and results in sweeping changes that threaten the iron-fisted patriarchy, before being cast out in a coup after only 27 days and nights. Sicily, Apr 16, 1677. From his deathbed, Charles III's viceroy, don Angel de Guzmàn, marquis of Castel de Roderigo, brands his partner, donna Eleonora, as his successor. Eleonora di Mora is an extremely intelligent and competent female who immediately applies her political acumen to heal the scarred spirit of Palermo, a city suffering from poverty, misery, and the consistent uprisings they entail. The marquise implements measures that include bringing down the price tag on bread, reducing fees for large households, reopening women's health care facilities, and establishing stipends for young families desperate to marry - all measures which were considered seditious by the traditional city fathers and by the Chapel. The machinations of powerful men soon end result as donna Eleonora, whom the Chapel sees as a dangerous innovative, is recalled to Spain. Her guideline lasted 27 days and nights - one cycle of the moon. Based on a genuine story, Camilleri's gripping and richly imagined novel tells the storyplot of a woman whose courage and political vision is analyzed at every step by misogyny and reactionary conservatism.
