One of her six favorite books that conjure exotic locales, as shared at The Week magazine:Bel Canto by Ann PatchettRead about the other entries on the list.
I love novels like this that create their own microcosm of the world. In an unnamed South American country, guests at a fancy birthday party are kidnapped by terrorists. The outcome is unexpected and magical. I reread this novel whenever I want to remind myself about the possibilities of literature.
Bel Canto is among Kathryn Williams's six top novels set in just one place, Dell Villa's top eight books to read when you’re in the mood to cry for days, John Mullen's ten best birthday parties in literature, and Joyce Hackett's top ten musical novels.
--Marshal Zeringue
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