- Cutting For Stone - Abraham Vergehese
Vergehese weaves an intricate touching story about an Indian missionary hospital in Ethiopia and it's staff. An Indian nun, Sister Mary Joseph Praise, is pregnant. This is unknown to the hospital employees until Dr. Thomas Stone finds the Sister in her dorm unconsciously breaking out in a cold sweat.
Cutting For Stone is the story of Sister Mary's two sons, Shiva and Marion, and their struggles and acheivements in Ethiopia and America.
pgs. 560
- Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic - Tom Holland
Rubicon is a historical narrative of the Roman Republic's dawning years. Holland begins with the earliest known history of Rome's foundations. He spends only a brief time explaining these foundations. He quickly travels to the time of Cicero, Pompey, Caesar, and Cassius. While doing so, Holland incorporates the tide and mood of the Roman "mob." Holland's narrative climaxes with the epic clash between Pompey and Caesar and ends with Octavian ruling the Empire. Rubican is a well-written drama, not a history book.
pgs. 464
- Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen
A Cornell veterinarian student, Jacob Jankowski, is struck with the loss of his parents during his final year of college. Jacob, overwhelmed, runs off and boards a train in hope of escaping his past. The train he boarded was a circus train. He manages to find a job as the vet of The Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Jacob's boss, August, and his wife, Marian, soon take Jacob under their protective wing. When the circus acquires an elephant, Rosy, August becomes the elephant's handler and Marian becomes the elephant rider. Jacob develops an ardent attraction to Marian and a fervent bond with Rosy.
These attachments lead him down a path of revenge, murder, renewal, and happiness.
pgs. 350
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