Book
Bel canto : (Book Club Set)
Record details
- ISBN: 0060838728
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Physical Description:
print
318, 16 p. ; 21 cm. - Edition: 1st Perennial ed.
- Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, c2005.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes interview with the author, etc. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Women singers -- Fiction Victims of terrorism -- Fiction Embassy buildings -- Fiction South America -- Fiction Hostages -- Fiction Opera -- Fiction |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McBride | Fic Pat (Text) | 35191000363800 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different countries and continents become compatriots.Friendship, compassion, and the chance for great love lead the characters to forget the real danger that has been set inmotion and cannot be stopped. - Baker & Taylor
When terrorists seize hostages at an embassy party, an unlikely assortment of people is thrown together, including American opera star Roxanne Coss, and Mr. Hosokawa, a Japanese CEO and her biggest fan. - HARPERCOLL
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award ' Winner of the Orange Prize ' National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
"Bel Canto is its own universe. A marvel of a book."Â 'Washington Post Book World
New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett's spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural barriers in times of crisis
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. Hosokawa. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening'until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. 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.
Patchett's lyrical prose and lucid imagination make Bel Canto a captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.
- HARPERCOLL
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award ⢠Winner of the Orange Prize ⢠National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
"Bel Canto is its own universe. A marvel of a book." âWashington Post Book World
Ann Patchettâs spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural barriers in times of crisis.Â
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. Hosokawa. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect eveningâuntil a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. 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.
Patchett's lyrical prose and lucid imagination make Bel Canto a captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.
