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020			_a9780061565311
040			_cGESM
100	1		_aPatchett, Ann
240	0	0	_aBel canto
245	0	0	_aBel canto _cAnn Patchett
260			_aNew York _bHarper Perennial Modern Classics _c©2008
300			_a318 p.
490	0		_aP.S.
520			_aSomewhere 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.--From publisher description.
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