Bel Canto
Registered by Decembermum of Basingstoke, Hampshire United Kingdom on 2/29/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by Decembermum from Basingstoke, Hampshire United Kingdom on Saturday, February 29, 2020
The poignant – and at times very funny – novel from the author of State of Wonder and Commonwealth.
Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honour of the powerful businessman Mr. Hosokawa. Roxane Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerised the international guests with her singing.
It is a perfect evening – until a band of gun-wielding 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.
Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honour of the powerful businessman Mr. Hosokawa. Roxane Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerised the international guests with her singing.
It is a perfect evening – until a band of gun-wielding 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.
Journal Entry 2 by Decembermum at Festival Place in Basingstoke, Hampshire United Kingdom on Saturday, February 29, 2020
Released 4 yrs ago (2/29/2020 UTC) at Festival Place in Basingstoke, Hampshire United Kingdom
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Donated to the Book Barn in Festival Place