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Bel Canto
Contributor(s): Patchett, Ann (Author)

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ISBN: 0061719862     ISBN-13: 9780061719868
Publisher: Harper Large Print
OUR PRICE: $20.89  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2009
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Annotation: 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 gunwielding 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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Sagas
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 930(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.48" W x 9.02" L (1.25 lbs) 512 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
Features: Large Print, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 155131
Reading Level: 6.3   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 19.0
 
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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 gunwielding 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.


Contributor Bio(s): Patchett, Ann: -

ANN PATCHETT is the author of seven novels and three works of nonfiction. She is the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, England's Orange Prize, and the Book Sense Book of the Year, and was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, Karl, and their dog, Sparky. annpatchett.com.


 
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