It is a doctors personal journey toward understanding the multiple meanings of hivaids for those who have it and those who care for them. Abraham verghese and his work as an infectious disease physician in rural tennessee during the early years of the hiv pandemic. A doctor s story abraham verghese, 1994 knopf doubleday 448 pp. Moreover, later the doctor decided to take up practice in the city of johnson. This book illustrates the journey of the main character which took him to the unknown area to expertise his profession. By the bestselling author of cutting for stone, a story of medicine. These were the cumulative experiences around which his first book, my own country. The memoir and first book from the author of the beloved new york times bestseller cutting for stone. A doctor s story of a town and its people in the age of aids verghese, abraham. By the bestselling author of cutting for stone, a story of. A doctors story has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. He is the author of my own country, a 1994 nbcc finalist and a time best book of the year, and. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
A verghese a young doctor of eastern tennessee describes the towns first introduction to the aids virus, which preceded a disturbing epidemic and introduced the doctor to many unique people. His story begins in 1985, when he arrives in johnson city, tennessee, a quiet town in a mountainous region. A doctors story written by verghese is about love and loss and the human condition, in every variation. In part, it is an examination of health carefor better and for worseand even more, it is a look at prejudice, and at the ways stereotypes and bias are both underestimated and overestimated. Working in johnson city was abraham verghese, a young indian doctor specializing in. A doctors story abraham verghese, 1994 knopf doubleday 448 pp. A doctors story by abraham verghese19950425 by abraham verghese jan 1 2005. A doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. But when the local hospital treated its first aids patient, a crisis that had once seemed an urban problem had arrived in the town to stay.
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