TENNIS PARTNER

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The author of MY OWN COUNTRY Dr. Abraham Verghese once again weaves his own story with that of a place and another person to come up with something moving and insightful. As he tri es to cope with a new job on the faculty of Texas Tech School of Medicine, the move to El Paso and the breakdown of his marriage, he meets David, a medical student, recovering drug addict and former tennis pro. The game is a much-needed island of order in the midst of their personal chaos. As David's life takes some disturbing turns, Verghese finds himself forced to choose between his role as friend and that of authority figure. While David's story provides the main narrative drive of the book, it's interwoven with Verghese's descriptions of his AIDS patients, his relationship with his sons and meditations on El Paso's distinctive landscape. Show more