Bel Canto spirituality Still other stories

Still other stories

In Meditations of Ohiyesa

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tells of tribal magic

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Bel Canto spirituality Still other storiesAnn Patchett's spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural barriers in times of crisis. Somewhere 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