A new novel from the author of "Cutting for Stone," which became a major bestseller immediately upon its American release. An epic story about people, India, and medicine.
Southern India, family secrets; elephants that drop by for lunch; mysterious spirits dwelling in the shadows; medicine, its romance and its harsh reality; destructive passions and healing wisdom. And also adventures, dreams, and a wealth of colors, sounds, light, and human stories woven into the history of India. It all begins in 1900 and ends in the late 1970s, though in truth, it never really ends. The story of several generations of an Indian Christian family from Kerala, miraculously connected to the story of a Scottish doctor from Glasgow whom fate brought to India. Yet, Abraham Verghese’s novel is not just a family saga in an exotic setting. It is a wise and gentle tale about how family is created not by blood, but by a shared destiny; that there is always a choice, though one does not always have the strength to make it; that we are all forever bound to one another by our actions and inactions, and that no one is ever truly alone.
Author: Abraham Verghese
Translation: Maria Alexandrova
Pages: 800 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 216x144x50 mm
