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 An
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 An
State of Wonder
ΠΡΠΎΡ ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡ
ΠΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Ρ Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ
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
- Π’ΠΈΠΏ ΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΊΠΈ ΠΡΠ³ΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ»ΡΡ
- ΠΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ 391
- ΠΠ΅Ρ, Π³ 319
- Π Π°Π·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ 2.5x12.8x19.7
- ΠΠΎΠ΄ ΠΈΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΡ 2011
- ISBN 978-1-40-888150-7, 978-1-4088-8150-7
- ID ΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ° 2872612
ΠΡΠ·ΡΠ²Ρ
Π― - ΡΠ°Π½Π°Ρ ΠΠ½Π½ ΠΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ, Π° ΠΌΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°Π½Π°ΡΠ° Π»ΡΡΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ Π²Π΅ΡΠΈΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΉ-Π½ΠΈΠ±ΡΠ΄Ρ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ² ΠΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ. ΠΠ°ΡΠΎ Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΡΡ, ΡΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΠ°Π²ΡΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ!
ΠΠ½Π½ ΠΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ±Π»ΡΡΡΡ Π²ΠΎ Π²Π½ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΡ Π³Π΅ΡΠΎΠ΅Π², ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π½Π΅ Π·Π°Π±ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ. ΠΡΠ»ΠΈ Π² Β«The Dutch HouseΒ» ΠΈ Β«CommonwealthΒ» ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠ½ΡΡ Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ , Π² Β«Bel CantoΒ» - Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΡ-Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ, ΡΠΎ Π² βState of Wonderβ, ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠ½ΡΡ ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΌ Π³Π΅ΡΠΎΠΈΠ½ΠΈ, ΠΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΡ Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅Π³Π°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π·Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Ρ Π‘ΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ Π°ΠΆ Π² Π΄ΠΆΡΠ½Π³Π»ΠΈ ΠΠΌΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ½ΠΊΠΈ.
ΠΠ½Π½ ΠΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ±Π»ΡΡΡΡ Π²ΠΎ Π²Π½ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΡ Π³Π΅ΡΠΎΠ΅Π², ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π½Π΅ Π·Π°Π±ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ. ΠΡΠ»ΠΈ Π² Β«The Dutch HouseΒ» ΠΈ Β«CommonwealthΒ» ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠ½ΡΡ Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ , Π² Β«Bel CantoΒ» - Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΡ-Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ, ΡΠΎ Π² βState of Wonderβ, ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠ½ΡΡ ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΌ Π³Π΅ΡΠΎΠΈΠ½ΠΈ, ΠΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΡ Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅Π³Π°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π·Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Ρ Π‘ΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ Π°ΠΆ Π² Π΄ΠΆΡΠ½Π³Π»ΠΈ ΠΠΌΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ½ΠΊΠΈ.