--- product_id: 16715092 title: "STATE OF WONDER" brand: "ann patchett" price: "€ 22.54" currency: EUR in_stock: null reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.es/products/16715092-state-of-wonder store_origin: ES region: Spain --- # STATE OF WONDER **Brand:** ann patchett **Price:** € 22.54 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** STATE OF WONDER by ann patchett - **How much does it cost?** € 22.54 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.es](https://www.desertcart.es/products/16715092-state-of-wonder) ## Best For - ann patchett enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ann patchett brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description State of Wonder: A Novel ## Images ![STATE OF WONDER - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91I96EjGARL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Extraordinary Book *by C***Y on Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2017* This is the second book I have read by Ann Patchett. (The first was "Commonwealth.") I sense a writer's "trick" in these two that she uses magnificently. In both books, we have perfectly ordinary people living perfectly ordinary lives. And then (insert the golden Plot Key and twist slightly) something happens that is not perfectly ordinary and changes their lives. This happens in the first few pages of the book. And then we share in the experience of these perfectly ordinary people as they deal with something they never imagined--and the implications and effects it has on those they love. And when I say "experience," I mean that. Ann Patchett fully draws the reader into the book. The stories are not scary or filled with terror (remember, the "perfectly ordinary" descriptions above), but the story will haunt you.The basic plot of "State of Wonder": In the first sentence we learn that Dr. Anders Eckman is dead. Anders had traveled deep into the Amazon at the behest of his employer, a Minneapolis-based pharmaceutical company that has a researcher working at a secret site on a secret drug that will revolutionize the world. But the researcher is incommunicado. Anders was sent to investigate. And then tragedy strikes. With few details about his death and no body (he was hastily buried in the jungle), Dr. Marina Singh, Anders's officemate, is sent to the Amazon to find out what happened to this married father of three young boys. And so begins a state of wonder in which the reader will be carried with descriptions so vivid that it's easy to envision the chaos and blistering heat of the jungle and almost hear the squawking birds and screeching creatures that inhabit it. Marina's perfectly ordinary life has been upended and will never be perfectly ordinary again.But the book is so much more than plot--no matter how riveting and engrossing. It is also about people, our connections, the choices we make and the effects those choices have on us and others. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Profound and Satisfying *by I***Z on Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2018* Very well-written book. Both not what I was expecting, and far more than I was expecting.I expected a book about exploring the Amazon. The first half of the book was all about the main character, a doctor and scientist, and her work and personal relationships in Minnesota. By the time she flies to Manaus to look for a lost colleague, one is already half-way through the book.Eventually, the person she is waiting for in Manaus shows up, and she follows them into the jungle. From here, her experiences are so different from what I would have expected, yet interesting and profound. I really enjoyed stepping into this woman's shoes and experiencing everything she experienced. It's like adventure travel, combined with science and moral dilemmas, and calls for bravery in multiple situations. To my surprise, the book winds up with a very satisfying ending. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Literary Magic!!!!!! *by J***O on Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2021* Ms. Patchett novel, "State of Wonder," is the second straight book I have read by her that I wish the book never ended. The other book, "The Magician's Assistant," was the first. But, unlike "The Magician's Assistant," this book had in common the one fault that I found in her previous four books I have read by this truly gifted and wonderful writer, and that fault lies in the ending. Maybe, it's just me? I don't know, but it won't stop me from reading more books by her.This book, like all her books, is driven by characters that are so interesting that even while they are sleeping it is as though they are on steroids. She is the type of writer that if I was a teacher teaching a class on writing I would dedicate the entire semester to reading her novels."State of Wonder," takes place for the most part in a section of the Amazon where a pharmaceutical company has invested a lot of money in a doctor who is working on a drug that will allow women to still get pregnant in their seventies or eighties...to stay fertile throughout their lives. When an assistant is reported dead, and the doctor in charge makes it very difficult to get in touch with her, the company sends down another assistant Marina, a doctor who works in lab, who at first might seem like the worse choice but, who later, matures into a heroic figure that helps deliver babies, fights off snakes, and who the natives fall in love with. What Marina discovers about herself is a great story in itself but what she discovers about the work, the magical mushrooms, and the dead assistant takes this story to new and higher level that can only be described as literary magic.If not for the ending, three pages out of 360 pages, this book was perfect!!!!!!!!!! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.es/products/16715092-state-of-wonder](https://www.desertcart.es/products/16715092-state-of-wonder) --- *Product available on Desertcart Spain* *Store origin: ES* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*