{"product_id":"bel-canto-collins-modern-classics","title":"Bel Canto (Collins Modern Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe poignant – and at times very funny – novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Dutch House and Commonwealth. \u003c\/strong\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. 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\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWinner of The Women's Prize for Fiction and the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ann Patchett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43848315175169,"sku":"9780008610029","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-07-07T112329.705.png?v=1688725422","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/bel-canto-collins-modern-classics","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}