{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"state-of-wonder","title":"State of Wonder by: Ann Patchett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA New\u003cbr\u003eYork 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\u003ePrize nominee.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett's fiction.\"--New\u003cbr\u003eYork Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward-winning, New York Times bestselling\u003cbr\u003eauthor Ann Patchett returns with a provocative and assured novel of morality\u003cbr\u003eand miracles, science and sacrifice set in the Amazon rainforest.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarina Singh is a research scientist at Vogel, \u003cbr\u003ea pharmaceutical institute in Minnesota, and inconveniently in love with her\u003cbr\u003eboss, Mr. Fox. When one of her colleagues is reported to have died while\u003cbr\u003efollowing up on the progress of a field team based in Brazil, Marina is\u003cbr\u003edispatched by Mr. Fox to the Amazon to uncover the truth of his death. And\u003cbr\u003ehis widow wants his effects. She travels to Manaus, then down into the\u003cbr\u003eAmazonian delta, deep into the dense, dark, insect-infested jungle. The\u003cbr\u003eresearch team is looking into the development of a new miracle drug that\u003cbr\u003ecould revolutionize Western society. A local tribe has the bark of a certain\u003cbr\u003etree, it yields a substance which allows them to conceive late into middle\u003cbr\u003eage: many of the women are getting pregnant into their sixties and seventies.\u003cbr\u003eThe problem is that the team is taking too long: they have been silent for\u003cbr\u003etwo years, and Marina has been tasked to find out what is holding back their\u003cbr\u003eprogress. The second problem is more serious: the team is being headed up by\u003cbr\u003ethe daunting figure of Annick Swenson, an eminent and fiercely uncompromising\u003cbr\u003escientist who was once Marina's colleague, and towards whom Marina has very\u003cbr\u003ecomplicated feelings. What Marina learns will change her life. In a novel\u003cbr\u003ethat is packed with amazing twists and surprises, Ann Patchett returns with\u003cbr\u003eimmense confidence to a broad canvas, teeming with atmosphere and characters\u003cbr\u003eand rich with narrative. Remarkable events--fights with anacondas;\u003cbr\u003eencounters with cannibals; deaths; re-births--and profound moral decisions\u003cbr\u003ecome together in a novel that will enthrall her many readers and fans and is\u003cbr\u003eguaranteed to be a major bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfusing the narrative with the\u003cbr\u003esame ingenuity and emotional urgency that pervaded her acclaimed previous\u003cbr\u003enovels Bel Canto, Taft, Run, The\u003cbr\u003eMagician's Assistant, and The Patron Saint of Liars, Patchett\u003cbr\u003edelivers an enthralling, innovative tale of aspiration, exploration, and\u003cbr\u003eattachment in State of Wonder--a gripping adventure story and a\u003cbr\u003eprofound look at the difficult choices we make in the name of discovery and\u003cbr\u003elove.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books N Bones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48035098984602,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/8779\/8682\/files\/IMG-1333.jpg?v=1778870107"}],"url":"https:\/\/books-n-bones.myshopify.com\/collections\/frontpage.oembed","provider":"Books N Bones","version":"1.0","type":"link"}