{"title":"Ann Patchett","description":"ANN PATCHETT is the author of six novels, including Bel Canto,  winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize. 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Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories. It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited. 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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\u003cp\u003ePatchett'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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomewhere 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. 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