Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Bel Canto

by Ann Patchett

HarperCollins, 2001, ISBN 1841155837, paperback

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing to edges and corners, no inscriptions (see photographs)

“Kidnappers storm an international gathering hosted by a poor Latin American country to promote foreign trade.  Unfortunately, their intended target, the President, has stayed at home to watch his favourite soap.  The takeover settles into a siege, bringing together an unlikely assortment of hostages, including a beautiful American opera diva, a Japanese CEO who is her biggest fan, and his unassuming translator, Gen.  Two couples, complete opposites, fall in love, and a horrific imprisonment is transformed into an unexpected heaven on earth.”