{"product_id":"9780060188733","title":"Bel Canto : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ann Patchett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNYT Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA major motion picture starring Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Blissfully romantic….A strange, terrific, spellcasting story.” — \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e…should be on the list of every literate music lover. The story is riveting, the participants breathe and feel and are alive, and throughout this elegantly-told novel, music pours forth so splendidly that the reader hears it and is overwhelmed by its beauty.” —Lloyd Moss, WXQR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Patchett’s award winning \u003cem\u003eBel Canto \u003c\/em\u003ebalances themes of love and crisis as disparate characters learn that music is their only common language. As in Patchett’s other novels, including \u003cem\u003eTruth \u0026amp; Beauty \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Magician’s Assistant\u003c\/em\u003e, the author’s lyrical prose and lucid imagination make \u003cem\u003eBel Canto \u003c\/em\u003ea captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Patchett’s tragicomic novel—a fantasia of guns and Puccini and Red Cross negotiations—invokes the glorious, unreliable promises of art, politics, and love.”\u003cbr\u003e“Elegantly alluring. . . . A novel that begins with a kiss and absolutely deserves one.”\u003cbr\u003e“One approaches the final pages with a heavy heart for several reasons, not the least of which being that this fine read has come to an end.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e has all the qualities one has come to expect from a classic Ann Patchett novel: grace, beauty, elegance, and magic.”\u003cbr\u003e“Patchett’s ability to evoke sense of place. . .is near magical in itself.”\u003cbr\u003e“A novel that showcases [Patchett's] profound understanding of the heart.”\u003cbr\u003e“This fluid and assured narrative, inspired by a real incident, demonstrates her growing maturity and mastery of form as she artfully integrates a musical theme within a dramatic story.”\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e by Ann Patchett should be on the list of every literate music lover. The story is riveting, the participants breathe and feel and are alive, and throughout this elegantly-told novel, music pours forth so splendidly that the reader hears it and is overwhelmed by its beauty. Ann Patchett is a special writer who has written a special book.\"\u003cbr\u003e“The most romantic novel in years. A strange, terrific, spellcasting story.”\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to explore new and unfamiliar territory, to take some emotional risks rather than stand with Rolland among those 'already saved.'\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIMPAC Dublin Literary Award Finalist, PEN\/Faulkner Award, National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, Southeast Booksellers Assn. -- fiction Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060188733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41096651571406,"sku":"9780060188733","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060188733_e264af20-edef-48e6-a14e-5d8e37668048.jpg?v=1652085980","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060188733","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}