{"product_id":"books-bel-canto-by-ann-patchett","title":"Bel Canto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eWinner of The Women’s Prize for Fiction and the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eThe poignant – and at times very funny – novel from the internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eSomewhere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIt 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","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53766864240913,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780008610029.jpg?v=1783931217","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-bel-canto-by-ann-patchett","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}