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      ISBN: 0060934417

      ISBN13: 9780060934415

      Bel Canto

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      Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award - Winner of the Orange Prize - National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist - New York Times Readers' Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century"Bel Canto is its own universe. A marvel of a book." --Washington Post Book WorldAnn 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. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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      Rated 5 stars
      Enchanting - Brilliant - Deep

      By Susie,

      This was beautifully written. To say it was to slow would be like saying, “I like to wolf down my food.” The relationships were intimately crafted, it was easy to imagine being captive with the characters, I had a clear vision of the setting (it was brilliant). I was completely enchanted with Ann Patchett’s writing.

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      Rated 2 stars
      Not about singing

      By Chezeve, Verified Purchase

      I found this a tedious read & couldn’t finish. It’s focus on the military elements & capture went on ad nauseam. This book is mis titled & really not about singing.

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      Rated 3 stars
      Beautiful descriptions but unfolds SOOOOOooooo slowly

      By WilbursMom, Verified Purchase

      I LOVE Ann Patchett. I have read all but one of her books. This book was such a struggle. It was written so beautifully I could feel the carpet, taste the food, hear the music! But it was sooo slow that I had to push until the end and then it was so rushed it was over before I knew what happened. I think you have to be in a certain mood to read this and if you are, it's fabulous. Otherwise, you keep checking how many...

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      Rated 5 stars
      What writing. The characters are real and come to life before your eyes. As I read I wanted to be th

      By Jay, Verified Purchase

      Alive

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      Rated 4 stars
      Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

      By Georgie, Verified Purchase

      I am only about halfway through but I believe the book is brilliant. How Ann Patchett came up with the idea is interesteing for me to know. It can't be part of her experience so it is a result of a great mnid and fertile imagination along with lots of wisdom about music and language.

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      Bel Canto Mentions in Our Blog

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      Published by Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 26, 2024

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