State of Wonder

By: Ann Patchett

Published June 7th 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers (first published May 3rd 2011)

Category: Arts

Pages: 353 pages

ISBN: 9780062049803

Description:
As Dr. Marina Singh embarks upon an uncertain odyssey into the insect-infested Amazon, she will be forced to surrender herself to the lush but forbidding world that awaits within the jungle. Charged with finding her former mentor Dr. Annick Swenson, a researcher who has disappeared while working on a valuable new drug, she will have to confront her own memories of tragedy and sacrifice as she journeys into the unforgiving heart of darkness.