copyright 2011; autographed by Ann Patchett on title page; Harper Collins Publishers, New York; hardbound in eggshell and green boards with gilt stamp lettering along spine; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket very good with very light wrinkling.
 
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As Dr. Marina Singh embarks upon an uncertain odyssey into the insect-infested Amazon, she will be forced to surrender herself to the lush but forbidding world that awaits within the jungle.
 
Charged with finding her former mentor Dr. Annick Swenson, a researcher who has disappeared while working on a valuable new drug, she will have to confront her own memories of tragedy and sacrifice as she journeys into the unforgiving heart of darkness.