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Cutting For Stone

byAbraham Verghese

Two surgeon brothers begin life in Ethiopia and face forbidden love, betrayal and murder in this enthralling saga that spans five decades and three continents.'A huge, rich, ambitious tapestry of a novel...tremendous' The Times'My brother, Shiva, and I came into the world in the late afternoon of the twentieth of September in the year of grace 1954. We took our first breaths in the thick air of Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia.Bound by birth, we were driven apart by bitter betrayal. No surgeon can heal the wound that would that divides two brothers. Where silk and steel fail, story must succeed''There is a gravity and beauty in his writing that sets it apart from much contemporary fiction' Daily TelegraphOVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLD-WIDERead this beloved modern classic from the author of Oprah Winfrey's Book Club pick The Covenant of Water.

Language

en

Published on

26/12/2009

Pages

560

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780099443636

Who is this book for? Readers interested in family sagas, medical narratives, and stories of personal growth.

Topics PhysiciansBrothersFathers and sonsTwinsEthiopiaFamily dynamicsMedical proceduresOrphaned siblingsHuman connectionNew york cityFamilyLoveSurvivalIdentity
MoodReflective, Melancholic
RomanceMajor Subplot
ViolenceMild
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

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