Abraham Verghese and Cutting for Stone

Start: Jan 28 2010 7:00 pm

Location:

Doors for the reading at the 15th Street Gallery, a few doors south of the bookshop, open at 6 p.m. Reading will begin at 7 p.m. with a signing to follow at the bookshop.

Free and open to the public.

Known for his acclaimed nonfiction, including My Own Country and The Tennis Partner, Abraham Verghese reads from his third book, the novel, Cutting for Stone, which will be released in paperback January 26, 2010.

Praise for Cutting for Stone:
“Vivid, thrilling, and completely absorbing....a tremendous accomplishment.” —Atul Gawande
“A riveting tale of love, medicine, and the complex dynamic of twin brothers [that] will endure in the permanent literature of our time.” —Richard Selzer
“Steeped in both medicine and history, Verghese’s latest book not only entertains but also marks new territory, re-framing the world in the process—it will surely go down as one of the major books of our time.” —Betsy Burton, The King’s English Bookshop

Abraham Verghese is Senior Associate Chair and Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in Stanford University’s Department of Medicine.

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