Things never go as planned– which is why there is always a story. As well as a back-story. And the back-story of each of the characters in this masterpiece of a novel is a fascinating one. A surgeon by profession and a writer on the side, Abraham Verghese–a man of Indian origin–offers up a brilliant first novel.
This is an epic tale about love, loss, betrayal, redemption, and everything else in between. Cutting for Stone cuts you to the quick with its three-dimensional characters spread out over continents. And if you have any interest in the field of medicine, you will thrill to the details that come in waves throughout the book. On this note, here’s something to think about: Thomas Stone asks his students, “What is the one treatment administered through the ear during a medical emergency?” I trust you will read the story to find the answer.
This novel is undoubtedly destined for success. Incidentally, I learned that in his early professional career, Verghese’s spent many years in Johnson City, Tennessee, the town next to the one that I lived in while in college!
