{"product_id":"bel-canto","title":"Bel Canto","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAnn Patchett’s spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural barriers in times of crisis. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePatchett's lyrical prose and lucid imagination make Bel Canto a captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eAuthor: Ann Patchett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eDimensions: 8 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.8 in T\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eOn sale date: August 2, 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003ePublisher: Harper Perennial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50529056293078,"sku":"9780060838720","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6649\/7238\/files\/BelCanto.jpg?v=1790207177","url":"https:\/\/telegraphhillbooks.com\/products\/bel-canto","provider":"Telegraph Hill Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}