Books
by Abraham Verghese
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Cutting for Stone |
In a tiny Mission hospital in Haile Selassie's Ethiopia, twin boys, orphaned at birth, are raised by two of the hospital's resident doctors. And so unfolds an engrossing story of forbidden love, sibling rivalry and the search for identity against a backdrop of war and revolution, climaxing in a hospital in America's Bronx. Beware, there's a lot of blood and guts, but Verghese, himself a physician and surgeon, is an inspired story teller.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 58 Autumn 2010) |
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The Covenant of Water |
A vivid family saga set in Kerala that begins with the marriage of a young girl and follows her to old age. She marries into a family with a deep fear of drowning. However the book encompasses so much more – British colonisation, the fight for independence and the progress of medicine. The isolation of leprosy also features. Verghese is a doctor and his knowledge, compassion and humanity shine through in his characters. An utterly engrossing read.
(Christine Miller - bwl 114 Autumn 2024) |
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