![]() “Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett’s fiction.”- New York Times Book ReviewĪward-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett returns with a provocative and assured novel of morality and miracles, science and sacrifice set in the Amazon rainforest. Tova Beiser, Brown University Bookstore, Providence, RIĪ New 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 Prize nominee. Tova Beiser, Brown University Bookstore, Providence, RI Summer 2012 Reading Group This spellbinding, richly atmospheric novel raises ethical questions about scientific research and discovery, loyalty, honesty, and love. ![]() ![]() ![]() “When Marina Singh receives a note that her office mate, Anders Eckman, has died in the Amazon while investigating scientific work on female fertility, she is persuaded to follow him into the jungle in search of the doctor with whom he worked - who has also exerted a crucial influence on Marina's life - and to retrieve Anders' personal effects. ![]()
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