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Bel canto a novel

The vice president of a South American country is hosting a party in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a wealthy Japanese businessman. To the delight of the guests, the night's entertainment is Roxanne Coss, a celebrated opera singer. However, when a group of terrorists storm the mansion and hold everyone hostage, the trapped guests begin to explore the true nature of their relationships.

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  • "The vice president of a South American country is hosting a party in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a wealthy Japanese businessman. To the delight of the guests, the night's entertainment is Roxanne Coss, a celebrated opera singer. However, when a group of terrorists storm the mansion and hold everyone hostage, the trapped guests begin to explore the true nature of their relationships."@en
  • "Powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of terrorists breaks in, taking the entire party hostage."
  • ""Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. 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 breaks in, taking the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different countries and continents become compatriots. Friendship, compassion, and the chance for great love lead the characters to forget the real danger that has been set in motion and cannot be stopped"--Container."@en
  • "In an unnamed Latin American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a party in honour of a visiting Japanese industrialist. In the opening sequence a ragtag band of terrorists enters the vice-presidential mansion through the air-conditioning ducts. Their quarry is the president, who has unfortunately stayed at home. Among the hostages are not only the industrialist the soprano, but an assortment of Russian, Italian and French diplomats. Swiss Red Cross negotiator Joachim Messner soon finds himself bartering between the terrorists and the authorities as the days stretch into weeks, the weeks into months."@en
  • "A birthday party is being held in South America in honor of a powerful Japanese businessman when terrorists break in and take everyone hostage. But what begins as a terrifying scenario turns into something different as terrorists and hostages forge an unexpected bond and love blooms in an unlikely place."@en
  • "A birthday party is being held in South America in honor of a powerful Japanese businessman when terrorists break in and take everyone hostage. But what begins as a terrifying scenario turns into something different as terrorists and hostages forge an unexpected bond and love blooms in an unlikely place."
  • "Somewhere 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 gunwielding 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."@en
  • "Set in South America, this is the tale of a group of international guests who are taken hostage by gun-wielding terrorists. The terrorists and hostages form bonds and become compatriots."
  • "Somewhere in South America at the home of the country's Vice President, a lavish party is invaded by a band of terrorists. But what begins as a life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different. Friendship, compassion and the chance for love lead both sides to recognize their shared humanity."
  • "A group of international guests, taken hostage by terrorists while attending a birthday party at the home of the vice president of a small South American country, form bonds with their captors and enter into an almost idyllic lifestyle, united by the music of Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano."@en
  • "Terrorists storm a gathering hosted by an underprivileged country to promote foreign interest and trade. What begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario turns into something quite different - as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds. It is the terrorist strike that most effectively promotes foreign relations."@en
  • "When terrorists seize hostages at an embassy party, an unlikely assortment of people is thrown together, including American opera star Roxanne Coss, and Mr. Hosokawa, a Japanese CEO and her biggest fan."
  • "Somewhere in South America at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening--until a band of terrorists breaks in, taking the entire party hostage."@en
  • "Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of a powerful Japanese businessman. A famous American opera diva entertains the international guests. It is a night out of a fairytale--until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario turns into something quite different, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds, people from different countries and continents become compatriots, and passionate, ill-fated love blooms upon this unlikely soil."@en
  • "An embassy party in South America concludes with an unlikely assortment of hostages being held by terrorists."@en
  • "Terrorists storm a gathering hosted by an underprivileged country to promote foreign interest and trade. When the translator plays a vital role in the subsequent relationships between different nationalities, it is the terrorist strike that most effectively promotes foreign relations."@en

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Talking books"@en
  • "Romance fiction"
  • "Adventure fiction"@en
  • "Compact discs"@en
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Love stories"
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en

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  • "Bel canto a novel"@en
  • "Bel canto a novel"
  • "Bel Canto"
  • "Bel Canto"@da
  • "Bel Canto"@en
  • "Bel canto"@en
  • "Bel canto"
  • "Bel canto [a novel]"@en
  • "Bel canto : [Audiobook] a novel"@en

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