{"product_id":"bel-canto-9780060188733","title":"Bel Canto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNYT Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA major motion picture starring Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Blissfully romantic....A strange, terrific, spellcasting story.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e...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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Patchett's award winning \u003cem\u003eBel Canto \u003c\/em\u003ebalances themes of love and crisis as disparate characters learn that music is their only common language. As in Patchett's other novels, including \u003cem\u003eTruth \u0026amp; Beauty \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Magician's Assistant\u003c\/em\u003e, the author's lyrical prose and lucid imagination make \u003cem\u003eBel Canto \u003c\/em\u003ea captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatchett, Ann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn Patchett \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of novels, most recently the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eTom Lake\u003c\/em\u003e, works of nonfiction, and children's books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN\/Faulkner, the Women's Prize for Fiction in the UK, and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her novel \u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. President Biden awarded her the National Humanities Medal in recognition of her contributions to American culture. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the owner of Parnassus Books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607546728722,"sku":"9780060188733","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c408be8d-c6e6-4b9f-85e7-601ba0e136c2.jpg?v=1748508623","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bel-canto-9780060188733","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}