The Tennis Partner

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When Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unravelling, relocates to Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at a county hospital.

There he meets David Smith, a medical student recovering from a 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 in each other. But when the dark beast that is David’s addiction emerges once again, almost everything Verghese has come to trust and believe in is threatened.

Compassionate and moving, The Tennis Player is an unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0099735016
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 6 May 1999
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780099735014
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0099735014
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 245 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
Importer ‏ : ‎ Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
Packer ‏ : ‎ Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
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