In a small Latin American country, a beautiful opera diva is entertaining political leaders and prominent businessmen at a lavish party reluctantly hosted by the Vice-President. Suddenly, they are plunged into darkness and taken prisoner by terrorists. There follows an absorbing story of a disparate group of captors and hostages, whose only common language is music. How they relate to each other and adapt to the deprivations of confinement is described with sensitivity and humour.
(Jenny Freeman - bwl 43 December 2007 ) |
