Ann Patchett's third book. I read a more subsequent book of hers as 'required reading' for one of the workshops I took last summer at U of Iowa. I purchased this one as an ebook a while back but only recently got around to reading it.
Picture this: a South American country.......a diplomatic reception with dignitaries from arond the world in attendance. A terrorist group attacks and holds hostage the attendees.....for 4+ months......all men but for an opera singer who was paid to perform at the reception.
That's the theme and that's the story that turned into a page turner..........I liked it.
And now........I'm reading two books: Jingwei Bird, written by a friend, Rick Zalon and the Doris Kearns Goodwin memoirs of growing up in the 50s, with baseball and the Brooklyn Dodgers an important element of that growth and the bond between the author and her father.
That latter book is in preparation of the daddy-daughter, baseball-related trip to Japan, next week!
Picture this: a South American country.......a diplomatic reception with dignitaries from arond the world in attendance. A terrorist group attacks and holds hostage the attendees.....for 4+ months......all men but for an opera singer who was paid to perform at the reception.
That's the theme and that's the story that turned into a page turner..........I liked it.
And now........I'm reading two books: Jingwei Bird, written by a friend, Rick Zalon and the Doris Kearns Goodwin memoirs of growing up in the 50s, with baseball and the Brooklyn Dodgers an important element of that growth and the bond between the author and her father.
That latter book is in preparation of the daddy-daughter, baseball-related trip to Japan, next week!
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