![]() Friendship, compassion, and the chance for great love lead characters to forget the real danger that has been set in motion and cannot be stopped.Ī finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the winner of the Orange Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award. Ann Patchett and Bel Canto Background Summary Full Book Summary Opera diva Roxanne Coss has come to a small Latin American country to perform at the birthday party of Katsumi Hosokawa, the head of a major Japanese electronics company. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots, intimate friends, and lovers. It is a perfect evening–until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. Roxane Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. ![]() Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. Bel Canto is a surprising and beautiful examination of the human bonds created amid even the strangest and most unlikely conditions. Bel Canto Ann Patchett 3.93 269,984 ratings17,388 reviews Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. ![]() Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. ![]()
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