{"product_id":"9780008610029","title":"Bel Canto","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ann Patchett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSouth America\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 April 2023 by HarperCollins Publishers (Fourth Estate Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 199 x 22 | 230g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of The Women’s Prize for Fiction and the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The poignant – and at times very funny – novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Dutch House and Commonwealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Somewhere 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\u003cp\u003e 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","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49447865286915,"sku":"9780008610029","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780008610029.jpg?v=1786715937","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780008610029","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}