![]() ![]() ![]() The spirit of their absent father is present and haunts the novel throughout. Marion flees to the United States, pursues medical school and becomes a great surgeon Shiva remains in Ethiopia and eschews medical school, but is trained under his mother, who is a gynaecologist. However, it is the simple tale of unrequited love and betrayal that propel the chain of events that sees the twins distance themselves from each other on opposite sides of the world. ![]() The revolution and regime change of this time period control much of the plot and the repercussions of political instability dictate many of the tragic and poignant events of the story. The history, culture and traditions of the Ethiopian people are ingeniously intertwined in the novel. ![]() Their mother suffers and dies in childbirth, and their father, Dr Thomas Stone, abandons them completely, leaving Marion and Shiva Stone to be raised in an Ethiopian mission hospital by loving Indian doctors.Ĭutting for Stone is set against the backdrop of 1960s/1970s Ethiopia. The phrase from the original Hippocratic oath, “I will not cut for stone,” serves as a partial contributor to the title of this brilliantly written book.Īuthor and surgeon, Abraham Verghese, tells the story of twin brothers who were born joined at the head at birth. ![]()
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