TY  - BOOK
N2  - 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 in motion and cannot be stopped.
AB  - 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 in motion and cannot be stopped.
T1  - Bel canto :a novel /
DA  - c2001.
CY  - New York :
AU  - Patchett, Ann.
ET  - 1st ed.
CN  - PS3566.A7756
CN  - PS3566.A7756
PB  - HarperCollins,
PP  - New York :
PY  - c2001.
ID  - 320535
KW  - Women singers
KW  - Victims of terrorism
KW  - Embassy buildings
KW  - Hostages
KW  - Opera
SN  - 0060188731 (pbk.)
SN  - 9780060188733 (pbk.)
SN  - 0060934417
SN  - 9780060934415
TI  - Bel canto :a novel /
ER  -