First published 2009
Born of a secret union, twin brothers Marion and Shiva Stone are orphaned by their mother's death and their father's disappearance. Bound by an unbreakable bond and a shared fascination with medicine, the brothers come of age in Ethiopia as their country teeters on the brink of revolution. But when a woman comes between them, the betrayal drives Marion to flee to America, where he must confront the past and the father who abandoned him to save his own life.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Ethiopia, Bronx, New York, Addis Ababa, Yemen, United States of America, New York City
Period: 1954
560 pages · Hardcover · Alfred A. Knopf
Content warnings: violence