Swenson and uncover the secrets being jealously guarded among the remotest tribes of the rainforest. Compelled by the pleas of Anders's wife, who refuses to accept that her husband is not coming home, Marina leaves the snowy plains of Minnesota and retraces her friend's steps into the heart of the South American darkness, determined to track down Dr. Now Marina Singh, Anders' colleague and once a student of the mighty Dr Swenson, is their last hope. Anders Eckman, a mild-mannered lab researcher, is sent to investigate.Ī curt letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns. 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. There were people on the banks of the river.Īmong 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. SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 The most ambitious and mesmeric book yet from the Orange prize-winning author of Bel Canto.
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