10 best fiction books of 2011

10 best 2011 fiction titles as chosen by Monitor reviewers

4. "State of Wonder," by Ann Patchett

Bestselling novelist Ann Patchett’s latest novel State of Wonder (HarperCollins, 354 pp.) tells the story of Dr. Marina Singh, a pharmaceutical employee who travels to the Amazon to investigate the mysterious death of a colleague. Monitor critic Yvonne Zipp calls the book “easily Patchett’s best novel since Latin American terrorists took over the Japanese embassy in ‘Bel Canto.’ ” (CSMonitor.com, 6/14/11)

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