The Names of Things, by John Colman Wood His wife decides that this

His wife decides that this is actually a blessing in disguise

Komodos have a legacy of independence

An exobiologist studies primate-like creatures she believes have the capability to evolve into the first extraterrestrial sentient species

jungle battles

she shelters with her dad in a bunker he'd spent years preparing

The Names of Things, by John Colman Wood His wife decides that thisThe anthropologist's wife, an artist, didn't want to follow her husband to the remote desert of northeast Africa to live with camel herding nomads. But wanting to be with him, she endured the trip, only to fall desperately ill years later with a disease that leaves her husband with more questions than answers. When the anthropologist discovers a deception that shatters his grief and guilt, he begins to reevaluate his love for his wife as well as his