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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and its People in the Age of AIDS by Abraham Verghese

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Acclaim for Abraham Verghese’s My Own Country

So many positive words of praise abiut this book. I'm excited to begin.

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10 Aug 18 · Flag

Celia

Beautiful comment to start the book.

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Sharon Metcalf

You're right Elyse, I did read Cutting for Stone and loved it!!! Haven't yet read The Tennis Partner but it's on my TBR. Thanks for the reminder 😀. Actually, on the topic of loving his work, my first …

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