My Own Country: A Doctor's Story

In this truthful, brilliantly written story, Dr. Verghese traces the penetration of the AIDS disease into the fabric of a town, weaving an incredible story from the lives and feelings of all the people it touches and changes forever. It is a compelling narrative of one doctor's transformation. He leads us through a community of guarded hope, where unlikely friends join hands in a circle of grace and comfort, and takes us into his own searching soul.