2/$35 'Fabrizio's Return' Hardcover By Mark Frutkin

Very good preowned condition hardcover, 'Fabrizio's Return' by Mark Frutkin. A wonderfully written book by a Canadian writer. Deckled edge paper. Can be bundled for less. Pages: 308 Publication Date: January 1, 2006 by Random House Alfred A. Knopf Goodreads Score: 3.44/5 Amazon: 4.0/5 Synopsis: It is 1682 in Cremona, Italy. With his manservant, an insolent dwarf named Omero, Fabrizio Cambiati, a priest, climbs the town clocktower to await the return of a comet that is said to reappear in the skies every 76 years. He has a new invention called a telescope with which to scour the night. As they await the comet, he scopes the town below and sees the Commedia del’ Arte players setting up in the town square and a Jesuit arriving in a carriage. We later learn that the Jesuit is Michele Archenti, a Devil’s Advocate sent from Rome to investigate the candidacy for sainthood of this same Fabrizio Cambiati -- 76 years later! The novel then begins again, this time in 1758 when Archenti settles himself in the town to assume his investigations. It is his job to find the flaws in Fabrizio’s character. In this attempt, he interviews a number of citizens, including an old duchess who holds a secret about Fabrizio’s life that would ruin the reputation of this priest, who was both a hidden alchemist and healer. 15$ off your first Poshmark order with sign-up code: CATNTONIC Please let me know if you have any questions. Offers are always welcome 🌺