{"product_id":"my-own-country-abraham-verghese-9780679752929","title":"My Own Country: A Doctor's Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Covenant of Water \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eCutting for Stone: \u003c\/i\u003e a story of medicine in the American heartland, and confronting one's deepest prejudices and fears.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Remarkable.... An account of the [AIDS] plague years in America. Beautifully written...by a doctor who was changed and shaped by his patients.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNestled 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abraham Verghese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679752927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679752929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/24\/1995","brand":"Abraham Verghese","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049146151167,"sku":"9780679752929","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_816b4034-4ec2-4182-b040-13e6aed9c403.jpg?v=1684999900","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-own-country-abraham-verghese-9780679752929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}