The Viceroys

Based upon the story of a noble family of Catania, of Spanish origins. This novel describes the social and political background, as it follows the private history of the Uzedas during the last year of Bourbon domination in the kingdom of Two Sicilies and the first decades of Regno d'Italia. It also portrays the evolution from feudal rule to a parliamentary system. The primary aim of all members of the Uzeda family is to retain power regardless of the changes that occur, even if this requires actions that the reader will undoubtedly judge to be cynical, or even absurd.