Book Blurb:
Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon at a mission hospital in Addis Ababa. Orphaned by their motherβs death in childbirth and their fatherβs 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. Yet it will be love, not politicsβtheir passion for the same womanβthat will tear them apart and force Marion, fresh out of medical school, to flee his homeland. He makes his way to America, finding refuge in his work as an intern at an underfunded, overcrowded New York City hospital. When the past catches up to himβnearly destroying himβMarion must entrust his life to the two men he thought he trusted least in the world: the surgeon father who abandoned him and the brother who betrayed him.
An unforgettable journey into one manβs remarkable life, and an epic story about the power, intimacy, and curious beauty of the work of healing others.
My Review: 4.5 stars
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Quotes I liked:
You live it forward, but understand it backward.β
-βWasn’t that the definition of home? Not where you are from, but where you are wantedβ
-βWe are all fixing what is broken. It is the task of a lifetime. We’ll leave much unfinished for the next generation.β
One of my favorite books of all time.
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