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State of Wonder

by Ann Patchett

A mysterious death pulls a scientist deep into the Amazon’s secrets.

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About State of Wonder

When researcher Anders Eckman is sent to the Brazilian Rio Negro to investigate Dr Annick Swenson’s secretive fertility-drug research, only news of his death returns. Marina Singh, his colleague and former student of Swenson, follows his trail into the rainforest to uncover the truth.

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  • pregnancy
  • miscarriage
  • child death
  • medical trauma
  • kidnapping
  • gore
  • drug use
  • cannibalism

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