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Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Now a major motion picture starring Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe.
"Blissfully Romantic....A strange, terrific, spellcasting story." -- San Francisco Chronicle
"Bel Canto...should be on the list of every literate music lover. The story is riveting, the participants breathe and feel and are alive, and throughout this elegantly-told novel, music pours forth so splendidly that the reader hears it and is overwhelmed by its beauty." --Lloyd Moss, WXQR
Synopsis
PerfectBound e-book exclusive: "Friendship and Love," an interview with Ann Patchett.A prolonged hostage crisis in the lavish home of a South American politician turns into something quite different as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and passionate, ill-fated love blooms. Winner of the 2002 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the 2002 Orange Prize for Fiction.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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- B-Well Ventures
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 284
- Title
- Bel Canto
- Author
- Ann Patchett
- Format/Binding
- Excellent
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 2002
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 318
Terms of Sale
B-Well Ventures
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
B-Well Ventures
Biblio member since 2016
Phoenix, Arizona
About B-Well Ventures
This is a family owned business with a desire to pass on the gift of reading book of all types. We have acquired some very rare book from the late 1890's to brand new books. We also offer text books at a very discounted price for struggling students. Books for all those who love to read.In addition, we offer CD's and DVD's
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