A famous soprano is ending her performance at a birthday party thrown by a South American government for the head of a Japanese corporation. Suddenly, the building - the luxurious home of the Vice-President and his family - is stormed by terrorists who, failing to capture the President (he’s at home watching his favourite soap), promptly take the guests hostage instead. Their captivity is to be full of surprises...
Entertaining and often hilarious, this lively novel, fizzing with colourful and engaging characters, won the 2002 Orange Prize for Fiction - review by Dan Fenton
A famous soprano is ending her performance at a birthday party thrown by a South American government for the head of a Japanese corporation. Suddenly, the building - the luxurious home of the Vice-President and his family - is stormed by terrorists who, failing to capture the President (he’s at home watching his favourite soap), promptly take the guests hostage instead. Their captivity is to be full of surprises...
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