![]() ![]() ![]() Marina Singh is sent to Brazil to track down her former mentor, Dr. ISBN-13: 9780062049810 Summary Ann Patchett raises the bar with State of Wonder, a provocative and ambitious novel set deep in the Amazon jungle. It is a tale that leads the reader into the very heart of darkness, and then shows us what lies on the other side. State of Wonder Ann Patchett, 2011 HarperCollins 368 pp. State of Wonder is a world unto itself, where unlikely beauty stands beside unimaginable loss. Swenson asks of herself, and will ultimately ask of Marina. (And may we be as gracious as Gilbert if they do.) 2. If we don’t engage with our creative ideas, Gilbert learned, they’ll go looking for other willing collaborators. But while she is as threatening as anything the jungle has to offer, the greatest sacrifices to be made are the ones Dr. It migrated to the mind of her friend and fellow writer, Patchett, where it grew into that author’s bestselling novel set in the Amazon jungle, State of Wonder. Swenson is as imperious and uncompromising as ever. ![]() Plagued by trepidation, Marina embarks on an odyssey into the insect-infested jungle in hopes of finding answers to the questions about her friend's death, her company's future, and her own past. The last person who was sent to find her died before he could complete his mission. Annick Swenson, who seems to have disappeared in the Amazon while working on an extremely valuable new drug. Ann Patchett raises the bar with State of Wonder, a provocative and ambitious novel set deep in the Amazon jungle. ![]()
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