{"product_id":"books-state-of-wonder-by-ann-patchett","title":"State of Wonder","description":"\u003cp\u003eA New\u003cbr\u003e York Times Bestseller; Orange Prize nominee; a Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year; a Publisher's Weekly's Best Top Ten Best Books; and a Wellcome Trust Book\u003cbr\u003e Prize nominee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett's fiction.\"--New\u003cbr\u003e York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAward-winning, New York Times bestselling\u003cbr\u003e author Ann Patchett returns with a provocative and assured novel of morality\u003cbr\u003e and miracles, science and sacrifice set in the Amazon rainforest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarina Singh is a research scientist at Vogel,\u003cbr\u003e a pharmaceutical institute in Minnesota, and inconveniently in love with her\u003cbr\u003e boss, Mr. Fox. When one of her colleagues is reported to have died while\u003cbr\u003e following up on the progress of a field team based in Brazil, Marina is\u003cbr\u003e dispatched by Mr. Fox to the Amazon to uncover the truth of his death. And\u003cbr\u003e his widow wants his effects. She travels to Manaus, then down into the\u003cbr\u003e Amazonian delta, deep into the dense, dark, insect-infested jungle. The\u003cbr\u003e research team is looking into the development of a new miracle drug that\u003cbr\u003e could revolutionize Western society. A local tribe has the bark of a certain\u003cbr\u003e tree, it yields a substance which allows them to conceive late into middle\u003cbr\u003e age: many of the women are getting pregnant into their sixties and seventies.\u003cbr\u003e The problem is that the team is taking too long: they have been silent for\u003cbr\u003e two years, and Marina has been tasked to find out what is holding back their\u003cbr\u003e progress. The second problem is more serious: the team is being headed up by\u003cbr\u003e the daunting figure of Annick Swenson, an eminent and fiercely uncompromising\u003cbr\u003e scientist who was once Marina's colleague, and towards whom Marina has very\u003cbr\u003e complicated feelings. What Marina learns will change her life. In a novel\u003cbr\u003e that is packed with amazing twists and surprises, Ann Patchett returns with\u003cbr\u003e immense confidence to a broad canvas, teeming with atmosphere and characters\u003cbr\u003e and rich with narrative. Remarkable events--fights with anacondas;\u003cbr\u003e encounters with cannibals; deaths; re-births--and profound moral decisions\u003cbr\u003e come together in a novel that will enthrall her many readers and fans and is\u003cbr\u003e guaranteed to be a major bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfusing the narrative with the\u003cbr\u003e same ingenuity and emotional urgency that pervaded her acclaimed previous\u003cbr\u003e novels Bel Canto, Taft, Run, The\u003cbr\u003e Magician's Assistant, and The Patron Saint of Liars, Patchett\u003cbr\u003e delivers an enthralling, innovative tale of aspiration, exploration, and\u003cbr\u003e attachment in State of Wonder--a gripping adventure story and a\u003cbr\u003e profound look at the difficult choices we make in the name of discovery and\u003cbr\u003e love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669801558289,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780062049803.jpg?v=1781510208","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-state-of-wonder-by-ann-patchett","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}