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This elegantly written, haunting book, speaks to many issues within the context of a deep friendship, begun with a tennis game,between two men,one of whom is a recovering addict.Their friendship is interrupted & ultimately cut short when the “beast” of addiction or as Verghese names it, “a disease of the soul”,rears its head.
BarbaraBB It is the first time i hear of this one but it sounds good. 6y
kspenmoll @BarbaraBB It took me a few chapters to really get into it, but once engaged I could not put it down! 6y
RebelReader I loved Cutting for Stone. Didn‘t know he had another one.👍🏻 6y
Suet624 Can‘t wait to check this one out! 6y