Fan CastingState of Wonder
Novel
by Ann Patchett
Story added by marylux126 on November 15, 2021
The novel opens with Dr. Marina Singh reading a letter from Dr. Annick Swenson to Marina's boss and secret lover, Mr. Fox, CEO of the pharmaceutical company Vogel. The letter reports the death of Dr. Anders Eckman, Swenson's colleague at a drug research site in the Amazon rainforest. When Eckman's widow begs Marina to find out what happened, Mr. Fox agrees to send Marina to the Amazon. Mr. Fox's other motive is that Dr. Swenson was given a blank check to conduct research into a new miracle drug, and refuses to inform him of her progress.
Finding Dr. Swenson proves to be difficult. Marina flies to Manaus, Brazil, and finds that the only ...read more
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