| Famous international businessmen and heads of state have gathered in a Latin American mansion to listen to the performance of Roxanne Coss, a world-renowned opera star. As Coss finishes her final aria, the building is overtaken by a band of revolutionary terrorists.
In the ensuing four months in which they are held hostage, the prisoners form relationships with the terrorists (two of whom they are surprised to discover are young girls). These relationships and the beauty of Coss' singing begin to make hostage and terrorist alike feel glad for the time they are trapped together. Coss develops a love affair with the head of a Japanese electronics company; a translator falls in love with a terrorist. Hostage and terrorist begin to learn from each other and play with one another. The terrorists begin to learn that they are more than who they believed themselves to be. They learn new languages. They learn to cook and to sing, to play games and to garden. Eventually, the lines between hostage and terrorist blur entirely until no one wants this time together to end and they fear the outside world more than they fear one another. | ||
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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 Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters 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 - significantly more descript than dialog |
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