| In an unnamed South American country, opera singer Roxanne Coss peforms at the vice-president's mansion. It is the birthday of a wealthy Japanese businessman, Katsumi Hosokawa, and the vice-president throws a party in Hosokawa's honor, hoping that he will bring business and investments to the country. Hosokawa is uninterested in the country however, and only attends the party because he is a fan of Roxanne Coss.
During the party, terrorists take over the mansion and keep the party-goers hostage. The terrorists are lead by a few older men, but most of them are very young, teens to early twenties. The terrorists hoped to capture the country's president, but he was unable to attend the party because he stayed home to watch his favorite soap-opera. All of the female hostages are released except for Roxanne. A stand-off between the terrorists and the government occurs, and the hostages and terrorists are forced to stay in the mansion for months. To relieve the boredom and to keep her voice in top form, Roxanne practices every day. Romance blossoms between Roxanne and Katsumi Hosokawa, and between Gen, Hosokawa's translator, and Carmen, one of the young terrorists. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes Conflict: Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Age: - a teen Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 () The Americas (not US): Yes The Americas: - South Misc setting Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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