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Cutting for stone by abraham verghese book cover, description, publication. 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 miraclesand two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined. In one of the characters, doctor ghosh the heros foster father. Cutting for stone throughout the month of march, npr books will be running an online discussion about abraham vergheses novel cutting for stone.

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