It’s about a young obstetrics resident, Marina, who makes a terrible mistake that causes her to abandon medicine. That’s one of the reasons I was drawn to Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder. I love seeing the amazing energy and commitment of today’s students, yet I know every day they are under an incredible amount of stress. Back in the day, a couple of my female college friends became physicians, but they were the exception rather than the rule, and I don’t think most of us had the level of confidence I see in young women today. Some background: I became a medical librarian as a second career, and an unexpected pleasure has been working with medical students, nursing students, and residents just getting started in their careers.Ībout half of the medical students I meet are women. You’re left wondering – would that character really do that? In her situation, what would you do? Patchett has a way of blindsiding you with plot twists and moral dilemmas that leave you confused, off balance, maybe even a little pissed off. A handful of surprises await you in Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder.
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