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Bel Canto by Ann Patchett






Bel Canto

by Ann Patchett
HarperCollins Publishers; May 2001

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Description:
During the course of Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, readers are transported to a third world capital where guerillas take captive an American opera singer and 57 world leaders. A lengthy standoff results and the relationships within the group — captives and captors alike — change shape. It's a story about the power of music, doomed love and essential humanity.

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Links for this book:
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Also by this author:
Taft; Ballantine Books, Inc.; March 1999

The Magician's Assistant;
Harcourt; August 1998

Patron Saint of Liars;
Random House, Incorporated; July 1996

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