![]() ![]() Patchett has taken many literary influences, added the rain forest and medical research and come up with a tale that is at times thrilling and at others deeply moving. It’s these lush sentences that really bring the world to life, and lift listeners out of the dreariness of autumn in North America. “Every drop of rain hit the ground with such force it bounced back up again, giving the earth the appearance of something boiling.” It’s an overwhelming world of beauty and pestilence, chaos and natural order. Patchett’s description of the Amazon is compelling. ![]() The intricacy of Patchett’s characters are matched by her prose. ![]() In the end she has many decisions to face, none of them easy. Marina’s job and love life are intertwined and therefore both are on the line, but perhaps more importantly, she wants to impress her old teacher, who doesn’t even remember her. Marina must battle poisonous snakes, showers of arrows, and her own body in her mission to bring back Dr. ![]()
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