Tennis Partner

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.

subjects: Internal medicine,  Physicians,  Tennis,  Study and teaching,  Intravenous drug abuse,  Personal Narratives,  Biography,  Physicians, biography,  Texas, biography,  Tennis, biography,  United states, biography,  Grief

People: A. Verghese (1955-)

Places: El Paso,  Texas