Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER, From the author of The Covenant of Water- An enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home. Filled with mystical scenes and deeply felt characters....Verghese is something of a magician as a novelist. USA Today 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.

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    • Format- Paperback
    • Product dimensions- 5.4" W x 8.1" H x 1.1" D
    • Genre- Personal growth and development
    • Publisher- McGraw Hill LLC, Publication date- 09-19-2003
    • Page count- 368
    • ISBN- 9780071418584

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1 year ago
from Scottsdale, AZ

Couldn't put it down

Having already read The Covenant of Water and totally enjoying it, I knew I had to read Cutting for Stone just to see if it was as good. This book did not disappoint! The characters, the history, emotions, love of family, I loved all of it. Being in the medical field myself, I thoroughly enjoyed the detailed medical and surgical parts of the book. This is one book I'll definitely read again.

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1 year ago
from India

Worth it!

I put off reading this book for months, assuming it would be some sort of cross-cultural circle-of-life experience. Well, how wonderfully so, but that's exactly what it turned out to be. The story, which takes place in Ethiopia and centers on twins adopted by a nun, follows them from infancy to adulthood. It has a complex plot that includes the father's abandonment of the children, the mother's death, the foster parents' love, Ethiopia's history, and the twins' own adult decisions and career choices. The characters have vivid descriptions and are well developed. It's interesting to learn about and observe how their home and nation's cultures influence their development. The storyline never falters—ever. I had also reviewed this book on shabd.in and kindle too.

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2 years ago
from PA

Wow

Not gonna lie-this is LONG-and there were times that I was confused and lost what I was actually reading. But after the first 100+ pages, it really picked up and went full steam ahead. I loved it. The characters were so well developed and I am actually going to miss them.

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2 years ago

Great Read!

Abraham has done it again. Excellent read! Love the rich history.

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5 years ago
from Grass Valley, ca

Spell binding

I read this book a couple of years ago, and I still would read it again it’s that good. It keep me interested and wanting more. I would rate this as the very best book I have ever read.

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