4 - Of Tizita, Saints and Sinners

Abstract

This is a book of memories that lingers on long after it is read. Right from the start, in a short engaging prologue, Abraham Verghese takes us with him in the retelling of a touching portrait of an Indian family that made Ethiopia its home, and the lives
and tortured relationships of two identical twins born of an Indian nun and a British surgeon, who runs away in shame and disgrace for having fathered by a nun sworn to a life of poverty, celibacy and obedience. This is a book that deals with big themes: forbidden love; sex; faith, guilt and shame; the purpose-driven life; and devotion to one’s country of birth. It is, above all, about betrayal and redemption, and love that transcends geography, ethnicity and blood lines...