![]() ![]() Marina's boyfriend/boss, Jim Fox, is less concerned about the unfortunate demise of Dr. The middle-aged Singh is not exactly Indiana Jones: She's having screaming nightmares about her dead father, thanks to anti-malarial drugs her luggage keeps getting lost or repossessed she doesn't speak Portuguese and nothing about Minnesota has prepared her for the heat (or the lizards the size of kittens). Marina Singh finds herself on a flight to Manaus, Brazil, in Ann Patchett's terrific new novel, State of Wonder, which creates its own classification as a literary, ethical thriller. Here's a quick way to tell if the man you're dating is a keeper: When a colleague dies under mysterious circumstances in the Amazon does he A) go himself to bring the man's body back to his grieving widow, since he's the CEO who sent him to his death, or B) does he suggest you go instead?Īnd so, pharmaceutical employee Dr. ![]()
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