SIGNED, Bel Canto, Ann outlet Patchett, Signed on title page, later printing, Purchased New

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. SIGNED. 1st/12th. Purchased New. NF/NF. Twelfth printing with number line ending in 12. Signed by Ann Patchett on the title page. This unread book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. Light crease to spine head. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($25.99) with faint wear to the back bottom flap crease, else bright and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover.

In an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honor of a visiting Japanese industrial titan. This is interrupted when a ragtag band of outlet 18 terrorists enters the vice-presidential mansion through the air conditioning ducts. Their quarry is the president —who is not there — having stayed home to watch his favorite soap opera. And thus, from the beginning, things go awry.

Among the hostages are Russian, Italian, and French diplomatic types. Swiss Red Cross negotiator Joachim Messner comes and goes, wrangling over terms and demands. Days stretch into weeks, the weeks into months. Joined by no common language except music, the 58 international hostages and their captors forge unexpected bonds. Time stands still, priorities rearrange themselves. Ultimately, something has to give. – Goodreads

Winner of the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Orange Prize for Fiction.

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