{"product_id":"the-tennis-partner-a-doctors-story-of-friendship-and-loss-isbn-9780062116390","title":"The Tennis Partner: A Doctor's Story of Friendship and Loss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Cutting for Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Covenant of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, an Oprah's Book Club Pick.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [\u003ci\u003eThe Tennis Partner\u003c\/i\u003e] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling, relocates to El Paso, Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. There he meets David Smith, a medical student on the difficult path of addiction and recovery, and the two men begin a tennis ritual that allows them to shed their inhibitions and find security in the sport they love and with each other. This story of an unlikely male friendship between doctor and intern grows increasingly rich and complex, more intimate than two men usually allow. Just when it seems nothing can go wrong, the dark beast from David’s past emerges once again—and almost everything Verghese has come to trust and believe in is threatened as David spirals out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Physician's Journey:\u003c\/b\u003e When his own life is unraveling, a physician finds an unexpected and powerful connection with a medical student haunted by his past.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Dark Side of Medicine:\u003c\/b\u003e A raw and honest look at the immense pressure on young doctors and the devastating impact of drug addiction within the medical community.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Bond Forged on the Court:\u003c\/b\u003e More than just a game, a tennis ritual becomes the fragile ground where two men can be vulnerable, until the stakes become higher than winning or losing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterary Nonfiction:\u003c\/b\u003e From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCutting for Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, a beautifully written, heartbreaking memoir about connection, loss, and the ties that bind us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eAn unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eCutting for Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling, relocates to El Paso, Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. 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 the sport they love and with each other. This friendship between doctor and intern grows increasingly rich and complex, more intimate than two men usually allow. Just when it seems nothing can go wrong, the dark beast from David’s past emerges once again—and almost everything Verghese has come to trust and believe in is threatened as David spirals out of control. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“[Verghese] displays perfect pitch in this emotionally charged tale. . . . Readers . . . will be enthralled by his sleuthing into the human heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Abraham Verghese has show us once again that he is an old fashioned physician of the soul. Most extraordinarily, he finds metaphors for the blessings of humanity in the arts of tennis as healing. He recounts the living abundance of friendship and the dissolution of a brilliant friend and doctor. Dr. Verghese writes in a miraculous style-courageous yet tender. \u003cem\u003eThe Tennis Partner\u003c\/em\u003e supersedes any memoir I’ve ever read. It is wonderful examination of what it means to be alive.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaye Gibbons, author of On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tale of luminescent humanity. . . . It goes deeper than any book I have ever read to put its finger on the pulse of what friendship truly means. It is a book for everyone of us who has deeply loved and mourned the fragile, ever-changing nature of caring, with its inherent need to ultimately let go. A brave and honest book, \u003cem\u003eThe Tennis Partner\u003c\/em\u003e, haunts and empowers with each volley.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenise Chavez, author of Face of an Angel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a knockout book. Beautifully written, it broke my heart and made me happy all at the same time. I loved Verghese’s \u003cem\u003eMy Own Country\u003c\/em\u003e and this even ups the ante—more intense, even closer to the edge.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Verghese is a fine writer, lyrical and controlled, and he captures the attachment between the two men--its motives, its allure--with both precision and charm. . . . Wise and compassionate.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Verghese writes with such searching lucidity and is so attentive and engaging a figure that he could hold us just by describing his drives around town. . . . At its core his is a brave and heart-baring story about how even a teacher of internal medicine could not see inside the person closest to him. . . . It will speak to anyone who has looked with his heart instead of his eyes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With writerly grace, Verghese introduces us to the disciplines he holds sacred: tennis, internal medicine, fatherhood, male friendship. Everywhere he is a diagnostician, a teacher, a lover of physical presence. But finally as he walks the back alleys of El Paso searching for his drug-abusing colleague, we understand who Verghese is at his core, a man of honor who goes down mean streets and remains himself good enough for any world. This is an extraordinary book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter D. Kramer, author of Listening to Prozac\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [\u003cem\u003eThe Tennis Partner\u003c\/em\u003e] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hit[s] even closer to home than the AIDS epidemic of which he wrote previously . . . this is a compulsively readable and painful book, a work of compassion and intelligence.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Poignant. . . . The metaphors that underlie tennis permeate the book and give \u003cem\u003eThe Tennis Partner\u003c\/em\u003e. . . . a power that resonates well beyond its topical interest.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Remarkable. It’s a terrific read, even if you’re not a tennis fan.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune (Minneapolis)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Tennis Partner\u003c\/em\u003e is beautifully written, an outstanding example of nonfiction writing that conveys facts about a subject without being pedantic. . . . Verghese’s sincerity makes an indelible impression on his readers while his revelations enlighten us.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChattanooga Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Verghese is a wonderful storyteller. The language is irresistible, clear as springwater, sharp as the ring of fine crystal. I enjoyed every word.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eW. P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe and The Iowa Baseball Confederacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Despite the poignancy of the subject matter . . . Verghese’s telling of it never gets heavy-handed. Instead, he uses his bedside voice: caring, but also slightly detached and startlingly frank.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Elegantly written.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Eloquent. . . . A beautifully wrought memoir. . . . This is a terribly sad story, gorgeously expressed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Excellent. . . . penetrating. . . . 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