State of Wonder
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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 Swensons 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.
Now Marina Singh, Anders colleague and once a student of the mighty Dr Swenson, is their last hope. Compelled by the pleas of Anderss wife, who refuses to accept that her husband is not coming home, Marina leaves the snowy plains of Minnesota and retraces her friends steps into the heart of the South American darkness, determined to track down Dr. Swenson and uncover the secrets being jealously guarded among the remotest tribes of the rainforest.
What Marina does not yet know is that, in this ancient corner of the jungle, where the muddy waters and susurrating grasses hide countless unknown perils and temptations, she will face challenges beyond her wildest imagination.
Marina is no longer the student, but only time will tell if she has learnt enough
ID товара
2872612
Издательство
Не установлено
Год издания
2011
ISBN
978-1-40-888150-7, 978-1-4088-8150-7
Количество страниц
391
Размер
2.6x12.9x19.8
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Мягкий переплёт
Вес, г
319
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12.08.2022
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 Swensons 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.
Now Marina Singh, Anders colleague and once a student of the mighty Dr Swenson, is their last hope. Compelled by the pleas of Anderss wife, who refuses to accept that her husband is not coming home, Marina leaves the snowy plains of Minnesota and retraces her friends steps into the heart of the South American darkness, determined to track down Dr. Swenson and uncover the secrets being jealously guarded among the remotest tribes of the rainforest.
What Marina does not yet know is that, in this ancient corner of the jungle, where the muddy waters and susurrating grasses hide countless unknown perils and temptations, she will face challenges beyond her wildest imagination.
Marina is no longer the student, but only time will tell if she has learnt enough
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 Swensons 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.
Now Marina Singh, Anders colleague and once a student of the mighty Dr Swenson, is their last hope. Compelled by the pleas of Anderss wife, who refuses to accept that her husband is not coming home, Marina leaves the snowy plains of Minnesota and retraces her friends steps into the heart of the South American darkness, determined to track down Dr. Swenson and uncover the secrets being jealously guarded among the remotest tribes of the rainforest.
What Marina does not yet know is that, in this ancient corner of the jungle, where the muddy waters and susurrating grasses hide countless unknown perils and temptations, she will face challenges beyond her wildest imagination.
Marina is no longer the student, but only time will tell if she has learnt enough
Энн Пэтчетт и пишет отлично, углубляясь во внутренний мир героев, и про сюжет не забывает. Если в «The Dutch House» и «Commonwealth» о семейных взаимоотношениях, в «Bel Canto» - взаимоотношениях между террористы-заложники, то в “State of Wonder”, помимо семейных травм героини, Пэтчетт пишет о непростых взаимоотношениях с коллегами, которые заводят Марину Сингх аж в джунгли Амазонки.