Cutting For Stone

Twin brothers born in an Ethiopian mission hospital are separated by betrayal, then pulled back together by a family secret that could change their worlds. Marion and Shiva Stone are born in Addis Ababa in 1954, orphaned at birth and bound together by blood, talent and a secret history. Raised in an Ethiopian mission hospital, the brothers grow up among surgeons, nuns and political unrest, learning early that the body can be opened with precision while the heart resists repair. As they come of age, their shared world fractures through desire, rivalry and betrayal. Marion’s path carries him from Ethiopia to America, but the questions that began in the operating theatre and family home follow him across continents. A multi-million copy bestseller and beloved modern classic, Cutting for Stone is a rich literary family saga. 'A huge, rich, ambitious tapestry of a novel...tremendous' The Times 'There is gravity and beauty in his writing that sets it apart from much contemporary fiction' Daily Telegraph

Twin brothers born in an Ethiopian mission hospital are separated by betrayal, then pulled back together by a family secret that could change their worlds. Marion and Shiva Stone are born in Addis Ababa in 1954, orphaned at birth and bound together by blood, talent and a secret history. Raised in an Ethiopian mission hospital, the brothers grow up among surgeons, nuns and political unrest, learning early that the body can be opened with precision while the heart resists repair. As they come of age, their shared world fractures through desire, rivalry and betrayal. Marion’s path carries him from Ethiopia to America, but the questions that began in the operating theatre and family home follow him across continents. A multi-million copy bestseller and beloved modern classic, Cutting for Stone is a rich literary family saga. 'A huge, rich, ambitious tapestry of a novel...tremendous' The Times 'There is gravity and beauty in his writing that sets it apart from much contemporary fiction' Daily Telegraph

A sweeping, emotionally riveting novel with over one million copies sold-an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home. 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.

A sweeping, emotionally riveting novel with over one million copies sold-an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home. 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.