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State of Wonder
Ann Patchett
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Description for State of Wonder
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 There were people on the banks of the river. Among the tangled waterways and giant anacondas of the Brazilian Rio Negro, an enigmatic scientist is developing a drug that could alter the lives of women for ever. Dr Annick Swenson's work is shrouded in mystery; she refuses to report on her progress, especially to her investors, whose patience is fast running out. Anders Eckman, a mild-mannered lab researcher, is sent to investigate. A curt letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns. ... Read more
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 There were people on the banks of the river. Among the tangled waterways and giant anacondas of the Brazilian Rio Negro, an enigmatic scientist is developing a drug that could alter the lives of women for ever. Dr Annick Swenson's work is shrouded in mystery; she refuses to report on her progress, especially to her investors, whose patience is fast running out. Anders Eckman, a mild-mannered lab researcher, is sent to investigate. A curt letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408881507
SKU
V9781408881507
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99-50
About Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett is the author of five previous novels, including Run and Bel Canto, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction. She writes for the New York Times Magazine, Elle, GQ, the Financial Times, the Paris Review and Vogue. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Reviews for State of Wonder
The best book I have read all year. It made me laugh and weep and left me in a state of wonder: perfect from first page to last ... a masterpiece
Emma Donoghue
A triumph and Pachett's best book yet
Guardian
Written with a wry grace and irony that reminded me of The Poisonwood Bible (another ... Read more
Emma Donoghue
A triumph and Pachett's best book yet
Guardian
Written with a wry grace and irony that reminded me of The Poisonwood Bible (another ... Read more