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I honestly would have enjoyed just reading about what it’s like to be an opera singer

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

June 13, 2021 by Mobius_Walker 2 Comments

A group of international businesspeople, government leaders, and ambassadors gather together in the house of the vice president of an unspecified South American country to celebrate the birthday of one Mr. Hosokawa, a Japanese businessman. The vice president and the businesspeople of the South American country are trying to impress Mr. Hosokawa and convince him to set up factories and invest in their county. Mr. Hosokawa is only there because he will get to hear Roxanne Coss, world renowned opera soprano, sing. Mr. Hosokawa is […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, hostage, kidnapping, multinational, opera, south america

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, hostage, kidnapping, multinational, opera, south america ·
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