A review by k5tog
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese

4.0

This is a fascinating memoir by the author of Cutting for Stone about his time as an Infectious Disease specialist in rural Tennessee during the spread of HIV in the early to mid-80s. It allows a glimpse into four distinct cultures: 1) foreign doctors in US hospital systems, 2) gay society in non-urban & small city settings, 3) Indian immigrant groups, and 4) working class Tennessee families. I found it intriguing and interesting throughout, despite Verghese's sometimes flowery prose and his chronic angst.