I selected this book from Little Free Library #6891 at 5707 Northfield Road in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Thank you very much.

I read another copy of this book in 2013 and this is what I wrote about it after I read it...

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Before you open this book, decide to spend some time with it. It's a rather long book, but a very rewarding read.

Marion and Shiva are twin brothers, connected to each other at birth, but then quickly separated. Their mother, Sister Mary Joseph Praise, was a nun and nurse from India; their father, Thomas Stone, was an English surgeon who also had lived in India at one time. Both ended up at Missing Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where their devotion and camaraderie with each other suddenly came apart as Sister Mary Joseph Praise died in childbirth, and Thomas Stone fled the country.

The story begins well before the birth of the twins and continues far beyond their childhood years. The reader will learn about Ethiopia, Eritrea, medical procedures, family relationships, deep love, betrayal, and sacrifice.

I liked that this novel was well researched (just look at the acknowledgements and bibliography that follow the story) and that it dealt with the practice of medicine on a very high level (the author is a surgeon). My favorite snippet of this book came in one part that talked about "common nursing sense". As a nurse myself, I do respect this attribute and fear its absence.

When I felt that the book was growing a bit long, I never had the feeling of wanting to put it aside. I think that was because the characters were so believable and interesting. When I thought I could figure out where the author was taking me, I was constantly surprised. By the time I reach the story's conclusion, I realized what a treat this author had created for me (and others).

Happy reading!

I selected this book from the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720) to travel elsewhere...

This book is being released for BookCrossing's 2016 Four Elements Challenge hosted by Firegirl.

This book has the word STONE in the title.

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