Marina Singh, the novel’s protagonist, is an intensely loyal, empathetic, and talented researcher and pharmacologist in her early 40s, struggling to extricate herself from troubling romantic patterns and a traumatic past. Patchett is truly a gifted writer with a story that transported me to the Amazon and made me feel as if I too was in that jungle.Dr.

The beauty of the ending is that each of us can imagine whatever we choose. That said, I have to comment that I thought the ending developed so quickly that I was totally caught off-guard, but I was not disappointed. I was not disappointed nor did I think it was contrived. They both had experienced so much and now together with a person with a shared history in Minn., they sought a closeness they didn't have with anyone else in that isolated jungle. I think the intimacy shared by Anders and Marina made total sense. Here were two rather inarticulate people who had just been thro.' I was bothered more by Marina's having found A.'ĭee wrote: 'The lovemaking of Anders and Marina seemed to me part and parcel of that last, intense adventure they had just experienced together. Peter wrote: 'I'll bet Patchett struggled with the ending and like some of those who commented on this question, she also may have doubts about how she handled it. I read it too quickly to gather up all these clues! Rapp being the father makes sense.symbolically, also, as Annick is the inheritor of his research, and maybe.' And I didn't think it ma.'Įmily wrote: 'Thanks for all your insights above. Interesting was the club was split on this also - some felt like I did and others felt there was good wrap-up and closure.Ĭhris wrote: 'Niki wrote: 'The end made me want to scream! Yes, I definately thought she was pregnant and the author ruined the whole book! I lost all respect for those two characters. I don't mind some questions left to the reader, but this was more than I like. Fox? (I assume that it ends), What happens to Easter? How well do they adjust back into their normal lives? The Marina/Anders/Karen triad and obvious tension that would arise from their night together. Perhaps there will be a sequel, but otherwise I would have like some more closure on at least some of the open questions - What happens with the fertility drug and research? The malaria research? Will Marina return? What happens with Mr.

I personally was disappointed by the ending in general - in the fling, and the many unanswered questions. We were also split on whether the one night with Anders was appropriate, or whether it added to the story. About half of us thought Marina was pregnant, but the other half didn't. My book club debated this issue just last night.

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