Books with author Angela Patchett

Winner of the Orange Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.The poignant – and at times very funny – novel from the author of State of Wonder and Commonwealth.Latin terrorists storm an international gathering hosted by an underprivileged country to promote foreign interest and trade, only to find that their intended target, the President, has stayed home to watch his favourite soap opera on TV. Among the hostages are a world class opera singer and her biggest fan, a Japanese tycoon who has been persuaded to attend the party on the understanding that she will perform half a dozen arias after dinner.The tycoon’s engaging and sympathetic translator plays a vital role in the subsequent relationships between so many different nationalities closeted together, interpreting not only the terrorists’ negotiations but also the language of love between lovers who cannot understand what the other is saying.Ultimately, it is the terrorist strike that does more to promote foreign relations than anyone could have hoped to achieve with the party.

Hello,When I saw Little Angel, her Dad and Jessica the cat arrive with the removal van to the empty house next door; I hoped I would have a new friend. Little did I know what fun we would have together, and that was before we found the fairies in her garden!Now we are best friends and with the fairies too.Join me and Little Angel in our adventures.Lots of love,Sophie Star xx