A stunning debut novel from the author of "My Own Country": an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, fathers and sons, doctors and patients, exile and home.
Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City saw its first AIDS patient in August 1985. Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases who became, by necessity, the local AIDS expert. Out of his experience comes a startling, ultimately uplifting portrait of ...
In an unforgettable story of the arrival of AIDS into the fabric of a small town, Dr. Verghese opens a window into Johnson City, Tennessee, during a time when life is suddenly, swiftly thrown off the protected path.
A story about male friendship and drug addiction, told by a doctor who watched his young friend and student, a brilliant tennis player, destroy his life with cocaine.
A doctor recalls his friendship with his student and tennis partner, who fell into decline because of drug abuse. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
The diverse ways AIDS has infused new experiences of love, loss, eroticism, illness, tragedy, and courage into the province of contemporary fiction is powerfully displayed in this collection by a wide range of celebrated and gifted writers.
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