I bought it before a recent trip to maui and read it in 3 days. The tennis partner is his second memoir i guess im reading his books in reverse. The tennis partner by abraham verghese book club books. In 1998, his reputation grew with the tennis partner, a second powerful memoir. Click to read more about the tennis partner by abraham verghese. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Read the tennis partner pdf by abraham verghese harper in my own country, named one of the five best books of 1994 by time.
There he meets david smith, a medical student recovering from drug addiction, and the two men begin a tennis ritual that allows them to shed their inhibitions and find security in. And so i met abraham verghese, an indianamerican md raised in ethiopia. Abraham vergheses memoir the tennis partner tells the story of a deeply moving friendship between two doctors. A doctors story of friendship and loss abraham verghese, author, a. The tennis partner by abraham verghese, 9780062116390, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Partner a doctors story of friendship and loss by abraham verghese at barnes and noble free shipping on 35 or more due to covid 19 orders may be delayed thank you for. It was a heartbreaking read, but a story that is so important. So when i saw the author had another book two in fact and they were memoirs, i of course wanted to read them. The tennis partner abraham verghese background to writing of the tennis partner excerpts from a lecture and reading delivered by abraham verghese on september 28. Abraham vergheses the tennis partner in his latest book, the tennis partner, physician abraham verghese writes about a painful secret many doctors live with that of addiction. It is, above all, an unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live, and how they survive.
A practicing physician and a professor of medicine at stanford university, abraham verghese is the author of my own country and cutting for stone. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. Apr 4, 2014 this pin was discovered by lyndon state college library. Bottom shelf in abraham vergheses deeply moving tale about friendship, tennis is both a comfort and a metaphor the tennis partner, published in 1998, is the perfect read before and after.
Abraham verghese he was a young medical student in ethiopia when haile selassie was toppled, in a coup that plunged the country into two decades of bloodshed. The tennis partner is a remarkable journey to the ends and the edges of friendship, to its heights of intimacy and clarity, and also to its hellish depths of deception and betrayal. Download the tennis partner by verghese, abraham 1999 paperback and read the tennis partner by verghese, abraham 1999 paperback online books in format pdf. The tennis partner pdf book jan 28, 2020 jiro akagawa ltd. The main characters of this autobiography, memoir story are. Published in 2009 by vintage, cutting for stone is abraham vergheses debut novel.
The tennis partner a doctors story of friendship and loss. The first edition of the novel was published in 1998, and was written by abraham verghese. Pdf the tennis partner by abraham verghese download pdf. The tennis partner abraham verghese pdf by berrynasbin issuu. This is a book about friendship, tennis, medicine, addiction, love, heartbreak and so much more. The tennis partner is the second of abraham vergheses books. The tennis partner, abraham verghese, when abraham verghese, a physician whose marriage is unravelling, relocates to texas, he hopes. Free download or read online the tennis partner pdf epub book.
Like everyone else, i read abraham verghese s cutting for stone a couple of years ago when it was the hottest thing since sliced bread. Cutting for stone is one of my favorite books and ive been meaning to read the tennis partner ever since. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 345 pages and is available in paperback format. Read or download tennis partner, the book by abraham verghese. The tennis partner by abraham verghese, 9780099735014, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Abraham verghese s the tennis partner in his latest book, the tennis partner, physician abraham verghese writes about a painful secret many doctors live with that of addiction. An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of cutting for stonewhen abra. Pdf the tennis partner book by abraham verghese free. The tennis partner by abraham verghese librarything.
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