{"product_id":"9780060783280","title":"Bel Canto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award • Winner of the Orange Prize • National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003est\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\"\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e is its own universe. A marvel of a book.\"\" —\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomewhere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatchett's lyrical prose and lucid imagination make\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBel Canto \u003c\/em\u003ea captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ann Patchett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46900195164309,"sku":"9780060783280","price":46.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780060783280_f13bd337-593b-4529-b515-665a8d565002.jpg?v=1778224089","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780060783280","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}