State of Wonder: A Novel Reprint edition

?Expect miracleswhen you read Ann Patchett?s fiction.??New YorkTimes Book Review

Award-winning, New York Times bestsellingauthor Ann Patchett returns with a provocative andassured novel of morality and miracles, science and sacrifice set in the Amazonrainforest. Infusing the narrative with the same ingenuity and emotionalurgency that pervaded her acclaimed previous novels Bel Canto, Taft, Run, The Magician?s Assistant, and ThePatron Saint of Liars, Patchett delivers anenthrallingly innovative tale of aspiration, exploration, and attachment in State of Wonder?a gripping adventurestory and a profound look at the difficult choices we make in the name ofdiscovery and love.