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Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese November 16, 2011 Cutting for Stone is the saga of twin brothers Marion and Shiva, sons of Sister Mary Joseph Praise and Dr. Thomas Stone, a brilliant British surgeon. Their mother did not survive their birth, and their father disappeared immediately after it. Lovingly cared for and raised by two other physicians at the hospital compound, the brothers shared an uncanny closeness. But as they came of age, their passion for the same young woman drove a wedge between them and political turmoil forced Marion to leave his homeland for New York, where his path eventually crossed that of his father and his old love, Genet. His life began to unravel and the only ones who could help him were his brother and father, the two men who had failed him in the past.

Presenter

Susannah Locke is a professor emerita at the Milwaukee School of Engineering where she taught communication and literature courses for seventeen years. Before that, she taught at Cardinal Stritch University, MATC, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Concordia University, and Marquette University. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Marquette University. A love of travel has taken her and her husband to many places including China, Russia, Egypt, and several South American and European countries. She has led several Great Books discussions; the most recent were those of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The White Tiger, The Help, and Olive Kitteridge.

Menu
Appetizer - Sundried tomato Hummus with Pita Chips
Soup/salad - Mulligatawny Soup
Entrée - Chicken Tandoori, Bharawan Bhindi(Okra), Rice with Ginger and Peas
Dessert - Mango Mousse


Registration
You may register and pay online for any Great Book session. Look for the red "register online" button on each book's web page. Alternately, you can download this Great Books registration form (Adobe Acrobat Reader software required) to fill out and mail in with your payment. Reserve your space for one or all of the monthly discussions!

All Great Books programs are scheduled on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. in MSOE's historic Alumni Partnership Center.

To receive a Great Books brochure or for more information about the Great Books Series, contact Cathy Varebrook at (414) 277-4523 or via email.