Bel canto : a novel / Ann Patchett.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0060934417
- ISBN: 9780060934415
- ISBN: 0060188731
- ISBN: 9780060188733
- ISBN: 0060838728
- ISBN: 9780060838720
- ISBN: 9780061565311
- ISBN: 0061565318
- ISBN: 0061719862
- ISBN: 9780061719868
- ISBN: 9781841155821
- ISBN: 1841155829
- ISBN: 9781841155838
- ISBN: 1841155837
- Physical Description: 318 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, [2001]
- Copyright: ©2001
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Publisher, dates, and paging may vary.
- Target Audience Note:
- 930L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.3 19 155131.Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 6.3 19 SD Quiz 155131 English fiction.
- Awards Note:
- Pen/Faulkner Award, 2002.
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- Women singers > Fiction.
Victims of terrorism > Fiction.
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South America > Fiction. - Genre:
- Romance fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Available copies
- 42 of 72 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 6 current holds with 72 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | FIC PAT (Text) | 30229150019056 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| Mars Hill Library | FIC PAT (Text) | 30229150019064 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
