Cutting for Stone

A Novel

By: Abraham Verghese

Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The Covenant of Water: A beautifully written, page-turning family saga of Ethiopia 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).©2009 Abraham Verghese; (P)2009 Random House Audio

Loved it!

I have been an audible member for several years and have "read" many, many great books. I cannot get into the car and drive, even a short distance, without a book. This book is right up there on my list of favorites. Great story, great narration. Many hours of enjoyable driving!

LOVED it!

This was an amazing book. As a nurse I found the medical parts fascinating and the story was engrossing. The characters were well written and so REAL. The only negative on this book was the length. I did feel that it was a bit too long and could have had better editing, overall, however, it was absolutely one of the best books I have listened to in a long time!

Incredible!

This audio book is definitely in my top 5. Moving, compelling, clear...fantastic writing and narration! Highly recommend this one!

simply perfection!

An exquisite read, a beautiful story. One of the best books I've read in years. I was completely taken by this book. Both Verghese and the reader, Malhotra, do a wonderful job bringing this rich tale--and its complex, kind, funny, honest, troubled characters--to life in vivid detail.

Spectacular!!

the narration and narrator for this long and satisfying novel were unparalleled! The narrator has the most pleasing and clear diction and ideal for this story. i will look for his narration in the future.