The next book we will be reading for our book club is Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese. We will meet to discuss the book on February 19th at 10:30am.
If you've already finished reading the book, or if you've read it before and want more, take a look at some of these similar books:
My Own Country by Abraham Verghese is a work of nonfiction in which a doctor describes a town's introduction to the AIDS virus.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini: A tale of fathers and sons, friendship and betrayal. It is a story of the price of betrayal and the possibility of redemption. It is also about the power of fathers over their sons.
Chang & Eng by Darin Strauss is a story that combines fictions with fact to tell the story of history's most famous twins.
Long For This World by Michael Byers follows Dr. Henry Moss as he seeks a cure for a children's disease called Hickman which causes children to age rapidly and die before their teens. Along the way, he is consulted by a family whose son has Hickman. The boy's older brother alos tests positive for the disease but does not show any symptoms. The discovery is a potential goldmine in which Dr. Moss must face personal and medical ethics.
The Cider House Rules by John Irving: The story of Dr. Wilbur Larch and his favorite orphan, Homer Wells, who is never adopted.
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult tells the story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a love that overcomes human weakness.
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