Abraham Verghese

An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water , an Oprah's Book Club Pick. “Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [ The Tennis Partner ] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.” — The Boston Globe When Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling, relocates to El Paso, Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. There he meets David Smith, a medical student recovering from 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 with each other. This friendship between doctor and intern grows increasingly rich and complex, more intimate than two men usually allow. Just when it seems nothing can go wrong, the dark beast from David’s past emerges once again—and almost everything Verghese has come to trust and believe in is threatened as David spirals out of control.

A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novel—an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home. Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon at a mission hospital in Addis Ababa. Orphaned by their mother's death in childbirth and their father's disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Yet it will be love, not politics—their passion for the same woman—that will tear them apart and force Marion, fresh out of medical school, to flee his homeland. He makes his way to America, finding refuge in his work as an intern at an underfunded, overcrowded New York City hospital. When the past catches up to him—nearly destroying him—Marion must entrust his life to the two men he thought he trusted least in the world: the surgeon father who abandoned him and the brother who betrayed him. An unforgettable journey into one man's remarkable life, and an epic story about the power, intimacy, and curious beauty of the work of healing others.

From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secretSpanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere. At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl from Kerala's Christian community, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time. From this unforgettable new beginning, the young girl—and future matriarch, Big Ammachi—will witness unthinkable changes over the span of her extraordinary life, full of joy and triumph as well as hardship and loss, her faith and love the only constants.A shimmering evocation of a bygone India and of the passage of time itself, The Covenant of Water is a hymn to progress in medicine and to human understanding, and a humbling testament to the hardships undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today. Imbued with humor, deep emotion, and the essence of life, it is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years.

Fate challenges a boy to find his place in the world in a powerful short story from Abraham Verghese, the New York Times bestselling author of The Covenant of Water.It’s a New Jersey summer in 1967, and thirteen-year-old Ravi Ramanathan has the makings of a tennis prodigy. His surgeon father encourages his ambition, while his mother dreams of their only child following his father’s path. Surrounded by his parents’ love, Ravi chafes a bit at their daily routines and little traditions. Then one unexpected day, everything changes. Realizing how much he took for granted, Ravi must grow up overnight and find a new role in the life of his family.

By the bestselling author of Cutting for Stone, a story of medicine in the American heartland, and confronting one's deepest prejudices and fears. 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."

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Abraham Verghese 2 Books Collection The Tennis An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick. “Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”—The Boston Globe When Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling, relocates to El Paso, Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. There he meets David Smith, a medical student recovering from drug addiction. Cutting for NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of The Covenant of An enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home. “Filled with mystical scenes and deeply felt characters.... Verghese is something of a magician as a novelist.” —USA Today Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution..

OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SUBJECT OF A SIX-PART SUPER SOUL PODCAST SERIES HOSTED BY OPRAH WINFREY From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret. “One of the best books I’ve read in my entire life. It’s epic. It’s transportive . . . It was unputdownable!” —Oprah Winfrey, OprahDaily . com An instant New York Times and indie bestseller and an Oprah Book Club Pick, The Covenant of Water has sold more than two million copies worldwide and was widely named as a Best Book of the Year. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, Abraham Verghese’s long-awaited, masterful novel follows three generations of a Christian family in Kerala, South India, that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning. As the novel opens, a twelve-year-old girl is sent by boat to her wedding, where she meets her husband for the first time. She joins a prosperous household and becomes known as Big Ammachi, the matriarch of an extraordinary family that will endure hardship, celebrate triumph, and witness unthinkable changes over the coming decades. Now available in paperback, The Covenant of Water is an unforgettable and stunning epic of love, faith, and medicine—an exquisite modern classic that will leave a lasting impression on every reader.

Uma saga familiar arrebatadora do autor de O décimo primeiro mandamento , que já vendeu mais de 1,5 milhão de exemplares no mundo. Best-seller instantâneo do New York Times e livro escolhido para o clube de leitura de Oprah Winfrey.Abrangendo os anos de 1900 a 1977, O pacto da água se passa em Kerala, na costa de Malabar, no sul da Índia, e acompanha uma família que sofre de um em cada uma das três gerações, pelo menos uma pessoa morre afogada — e naquela região há água por toda parte. A narrativa começa com uma menina de doze anos, enviada para seu casamento com um homem de quarenta anos. A jovem — e futura matriarca, conhecida como Grande Ammachi — testemunhará uma série de mudanças ao longo de sua vida, marcada por alegrias, triunfos, reviravoltas, dificuldades e perdas. Com uma prosa que captura e envolve o leitor desde a primeira página, este romance magistral é um testemunho do progresso da medicina, da própria passagem do tempo e dos sacrifícios feitos por aqueles que vieram antes de nós."Um dos melhores livros que li em toda a minha vida. Épico, capaz de transportar o leitor. Impossível parar de ler." — Oprah Winfrey"Assim como em O décimo primeiro mandamento, o conhecimento médico de Verghese combina-se à sua fascinante atenção aos detalhes para criar cenas de sobrevivência e procedimentos cirúrgicos de tirar o fôlego. A ternura está presente em cada página, ao mesmo tempo em que o autor é implacável ao retratar as diversas vulnerabilidades que atingem seus personagens pelo simples fato de estarem vivos." — The GuardianPlease This audiobook is in Portuguese.

Il medico si è vestito elegante per il primo giorno del suo nuovo lavoro a El Paso, Texas. Una vita nuova lo aspetta in quella città tagliata in due dalla montagna, dove si è appena trasferito con la moglie e i figli ancora piccoli. In ospedale conoscerà i suoi specializzandi, sguardi ansiosi, camici candidi, stetoscopi scintillanti. Futuri medici a cui insegnare il fondamentale rito della rilevazione del polso, il mistero complesso della diagnosi, l’infinita responsabilità della cura. Ma in questo nuovo inizio, il dottor Abraham Verghese ripone la speranza di salvare il suo matrimonio, la speranza che le parole dette e le cose accadute possano essere dimenticate. David Smith ha tante cose da dimenticare, una carriera da tennista abbandonata, una tossicodipendenza annosa punteggiata di dure riabilitazioni e ricadute rovinose, gli studi di medicina da sorvegliato speciale. Una partita di tennis diventa il primo atto di un rituale che coinvolge lo studente e il suo insegnante, con i ruoli che si invertono come in un gioco di specchi. In campo, Abraham guarda a David con ammirazione e stupore, in corsia David ascolta Abraham con rispetto e devozione. Dalla passione per il tennis che li ha avvicinati, nasce un legame cauto ma profondo, in cui due uomini soli liberano le paure, espongono le ferite, trovano sostegno l’uno nell’altro. Ma come due bambini costruiscono un castello di sabbia ignari della marea che arriverà, quando la bestia crudele si risveglia dal suo sonno, tutto ciò in cui Abraham ha creduto e per cui ha lottato rischia di finire travolto. In queste pagine di tennis e di vita, l’autore de Il patto dell’acqua racconta, con la sobrietà e il nitore di sempre, i fallimenti, le speranze, le rinascite. L’eterna battaglia dell’uomo contro la solitudine.Mi bastavano la mia racchetta da tennis e una pallina. Giocavo con avversari immaginari contro il fianco irregolare di un capannone, umiliando Tilden, Laver e Pancho Segura con la mia Slazenger. La pallina poteva rimbalzare in mille modi, ma io li conoscevo tutti. Anche a occhi chiusi ero in grado di prevederne la traiettoria. La terna di rumori che faceva volando fra racchetta, capannone e suolo mi ipnotizzava, mi calmava; desideravo con tutte le mie forze che non finisse.«Una storia coraggiosa che mette a nudo il cuore». The Guardian «La prosa di Verghese è suprema, coniuga lirismo ed equilibrio, sapienza e compassione». The New York Times Book Review«Un’elegia all’amicizia ritrovata e poi perduta. Indelebile». The Boston Globe