Abraham Verghese Books in Order

In a Tennessee town confronting its first AIDS cases, physician Abraham Verghese becomes a central caregiver to people facing illness and prejudice. His account follows their lives and the ways their struggles reshape his understanding of medicine and belonging.

Starting over in El Paso as his marriage falters, Abraham Verghese befriends a medical student recovering from addiction. Their shared tennis games build an intimate friendship, but the student's returning troubles challenge the trust and stability both men seek.

Twin brothers Marion and Shiva grow up in Ethiopia after their mother's death and their father's disappearance. Bound by medicine and family history, they confront love, betrayal, and political upheaval in a story reaching from Addis Ababa to New York.

Across three generations in Kerala, a family struggles with a recurring pattern of deaths by drowning. Beginning with a young girl's marriage in 1900, their lives unfold amid changing medicine, faith, and the search for an explanation.

During a New Jersey summer in 1967, thirteen-year-old Ravi pursues tennis while his parents imagine different futures for him. An unexpected upheaval changes his family life and forces him to reconsider the love and routines he took for granted.