Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, published by National Geographic Books on January 26, 2010, is a first edition novel comprising 688 pages. The story follows twin brothers Marion and Shiva Stone, born from a secret union between an Indian nun and a British surgeon. Orphaned early in life, they share a deep bond and a passion for medicine as they navigate their lives against the backdrop of Ethiopia’s political upheaval.
Readers will find a rich narrative that explores themes of family life, medical practice, and the complexities of love and betrayal. The novel transitions between Addis Ababa and New York City, delving into the intertwined fates of the brothers as they confront their past and the challenges of their heritage. This work presents a sweeping saga that captures the essence of both African and American experiences, highlighting the impact of history and personal circumstances on individual lives.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution.
Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miracles—and two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined.
This sweeping, emotionally riveting novel that “shows how history and landscape and accidents of birth conspire to create the story of a single life” (Los Angeles Times) is an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home.
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