The tennis partner
By: Abraham Verghese
Edition: 1st Harper Perennial ed.
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9780062116390
Subjects: Internal medicine; Physicians; Study and teaching; Intravenous drug abuse; Tennis; Biography
Description: Verghese's marriage is unraveling. He relocates to El Paso, Texas, hoping to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. He meets David, a medical student and former tennis pro, and their matches reawaken Verghese's passion for the game. As David's life takes some disturbing turns, Verghese finds himself forced to choose between his role as friend and that of authority figure.
Notes: Originally published: New York : HarperCollins, c1998.

"First Harper Perennial edition published 1999, reissued 2009 and 2011."--T.p. verso.

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