- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Vintage Books; 1st Vintage Books Ed edition (May 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0679752927
- ISBN-13: 978-0679752929
- Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 2.5 x 20.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City had always seemed exempt from the anxieties of modern American life. 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.
Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases. Dr. Verghese became by necessity the local AIDS expert, soon besieged by a shocking number of male and female patients whose stories came to occupy his mind, and even take over his life. Verghese brought a singular perspective to Johnson City: as a doctor unique in his abilities; as an outsider who could talk to people suspicious of local practitioners; above all, as a writer of grace and compassion who saw that what was happening in this conservative community was both a medical and a spiritual emergency.
Out of his experience comes a startling but ultimately uplifting portrait of the American heartland as it confronts—and surmounts—its deepest prejudices and fears.
Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases. Dr. Verghese became by necessity the local AIDS expert, soon besieged by a shocking number of male and female patients whose stories came to occupy his mind, and even take over his life. Verghese brought a singular perspective to Johnson City: as a doctor unique in his abilities; as an outsider who could talk to people suspicious of local practitioners; above all, as a writer of grace and compassion who saw that what was happening in this conservative community was both a medical and a spiritual emergency.
Out of his experience comes a startling but ultimately uplifting portrait of the American heartland as it confronts—and surmounts—its deepest prejudices and fears.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I read this some time ago but the story and descriptions are still ripe - from the author's description of the young man being brought in to hospital barely able to breathe (he was suffering from AIDS-related pneumonia) to the confusion and upset of families who never expected to be affected by AIDS as well as the prejudice faced by the author from within his own community because of the patients he treated. Some of the book is desperately bleak but there are some darkly humorous parts to the book. I defy anyone reading it to not be moved by it. Well worth reading.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Well written autobiography detailing the fight against aids and the effects on rural communities in America.This book gives an insight into the suffering and social stigma attached to both the victim and their families.I found it hard to put down.Even better by the same author is the novel Cutting for Stone.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I love this book, Abraham Verghese is Honest, candid, (Even to the point of showing his own failings) and gives an amazing insight into the difficult world of the early years of HIV treatment in America seen from the viewpoint of a doctor that has made America his home,
even though it is Autobiographical it has the feeling of a novel, and you look forward to finding out what happens next. His descriptive writing is beautiful,If you enjoy watching ER you will enjoy this. I haven't finished yet, and I don't want to !
even though it is Autobiographical it has the feeling of a novel, and you look forward to finding out what happens next. His descriptive writing is beautiful,If you enjoy watching ER you will enjoy this. I haven't finished yet, and I don't want to !
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