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. Unlike many of the other works I've explored in this series, her characters are not disaffected, remote, cynical, or overly wrought with internal pathos and melancholy. 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. Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto is a novel that closely explores this idea of connection. It is a perfect evening–until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Genre:Literary Fiction Length:352 pages Audiobook Length:11 hours and 20 minutes First Published:2001 View in Goodreads Buy on Amazon Publisher’s Description 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. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. 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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