The Tennis Partner

When a tennis ritual evolves between Dr. Abraham Verghese and his medical student, David, a former professional tennis play, it rekindles the author''s romance with tennis that began as a child. Their meetings on the court and in the hospital in the border city of El Paso eas the pain of Verghese''s disintergrating marriage and soften his sense of alienation as a foreigner. As the friendship between the two men grows, the bonds between them deepen. They are in turn professor and student, confessor and keeper of secrets. aWhen David succumbs to a ghost of his past, his life is sent spiraling out of control. Forced to come to terms with David''s tragic fate, Verghese gains a profound new understanding of the deepest meaning of friendship.

About the author

A practicing physician and a professor of medicine at Stanford University, Abraham Verghese is the author of My Own Country and Cutting for Stone. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, and other publications. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

Product details

• Authors: Abraham Verghese
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.09.2011
• EAN: 9780062116390
• ISBN: 978-0-06-211639-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 204 mm x 22 mm
• Series: P.S.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Sports, MEDICAL: Nursing / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: People with Disabilities, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Medical (incl. Patients), PSYCHOLOGY: Psychopathology / Addiction, MEDICAL: Diagnosis, MEDICAL: Diseases, MEDICAL: Infectious Diseases, PSYCHOLOGY: Suicide, STUDY AIDS: Professional