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This book is fabulous! I read this while in Miami and raved about it so much that Eric is now reading it.
From the back cover (because it says it better than I can):
"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. Roxane 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. 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." Actually, the book is better than this description but the above gives you an idea of the plot. Also, it is less guns and terrorists and politics that it is love and friendship and music.
This a love story, and a story about beauty and its power in unexpected places. I literally laughed outloud a few times and cried a few times over the course of reading. You don't have to have an understanding of or appreciation for opera music. But if you have a copy of O Mio Bambino Caro from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi you may want to play it about half way through the book!
From the back cover (because it says it better than I can):
"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. Roxane 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. 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." Actually, the book is better than this description but the above gives you an idea of the plot. Also, it is less guns and terrorists and politics that it is love and friendship and music.
This a love story, and a story about beauty and its power in unexpected places. I literally laughed outloud a few times and cried a few times over the course of reading. You don't have to have an understanding of or appreciation for opera music. But if you have a copy of O Mio Bambino Caro from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi you may want to play it about half way through the book!