State of Wonder by Ann Patchett a comic yet profound discussion

a comic yet profound discussion of naughty sea-side picture postcards and a spirited defence of English cooking

iin a breath-taking fifty-mile race through Mexico's Copper Canyons

As scientists labor to catch it

person to person

THE SELECTION changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett a comic yet profound discussionThere 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 Swenson's 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