{"product_id":"bel-canto-9780061719868","title":"Bel Canto","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. Hosokawa. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gunwielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots, intimate friends, and lovers.\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 - \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eANN PATCHETT is the author of eight novels, four works of nonfiction, and two children's books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN\/Faulkner, the Women's Prize in the U.K., and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her most recent 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. \u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the co-owner of Parnassus Books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625979253010,"sku":"9780061719868","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1b75c557-6961-412a-a733-26ab004dc5b0.jpg?v=1732646117","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bel-canto-9780061719868","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}