Bel Canto.Ann Patchett. 2001/2001. Read by Anna Fields. 10 cds. Blackstone Audio. #2368. 0-7861-1518-1 $32.95. Vinyl; plot, author notes. SA * Surprisingly, this audio about a group of incompetent terrorists and their botched botch tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es 1. To ruin through clumsiness. 2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle. 3. To repair or mend clumsily. n. 1. kidnapping becomes a mesmerizing mes·mer·ize tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es 1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" paean Paean (pē`ən), Paean was an epithet for Apollo, the healer. The paean, a hymn of praise to Apollo and often to other gods, was sung as a prayer for safety or deliverance at battles and other important occasions. to the arts and human connection. The president of an unnamed South American country lures a Japanese businessman to a birthday party with the enticement of hearing his favorite opera diva. (He wants to persuade him to open a factory in the country.) The president skips the party to stay home and watch his favorite soap opera. The businessman attends the party to hear the singer with no intention of building a factory. The terrorists invade the house, intending to kidnap the absent president, but end up instead with several dozen of the international rich-and-famous as hostages they don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what to do with. The story begins with a web of false surfaces and moves toward inner truths. Patchett's prose is beautiful. Field's voice is rich and sonorous sonorous resonant; sounding. , her reading finely nuanced. This audio will grab, keep and stay with listeners. Highly recommended. Jacqueline S. Edwards, Bedford, MA |
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