“Cutting for Stone” by Abraham Verghese
I was hooked by page 7! “Because, Marion, you are an instrument of God. Don’t leave the instrument sitting in its case, my son. Play! Leave no part of your instrument unexplored. Why settle for “Three Blind Mice” when you can play the ‘Gloria’?” With a main character, Matron’s, words, I just knew that the characters would be rich and struggling to achieve their dreams. I was not disappointed.
The women of Vegas were not disappointed, either. Cutting For Stone encompasses all the things that a great novel should. Spanning 50 years, it’s a tale that takes us from India to Africa to the United States. The characters are deep and well-developed. They evoke strong emotion in the reader and most of us didn’t want the book to end…we wanted to know more! Three members were missing yesterday, but the book received five 10’s and two 9.5’s.
Cutting for Stone is a story of love, loss, hope, faith, betrayal and forgiveness. It provided the basis for a great book club discussion. I really hope that my readers and their book clubs will consider this book. My Vegas friends and I promise that you won’t be disappointed.
Our September selection is The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman. Read along with us and let us know what you think!
