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In a Tennessee town's quiet heart, an Indian doctor's AIDS battles reveal deep prejudices and spark a profound spiritual crisis.
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In a Tennessee town's quiet heart, an Indian doctor's AIDS battles reveal deep prejudices and spark a profound spiritual crisis.
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By the bestselling author of Cutting for Stone, a story of medicine in the American heartland, and confronting one's deepest prejudices and fears.
Nestled 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.
Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young I...
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Sexual content
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Mentions of patients' sexual histories in medical context
Violence & gore
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Graphic medical descriptions of AIDS symptoms and deaths
Profanity
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Occasional strong language from patients and townspeople
Substance use
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References to drug use among some patients
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Many gay male patients central to the narrative and community response
Religious content
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Conservative religious community's reactions to the crisis
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Social prejudices and rural healthcare challenges during AIDS epidemic
Self-harm / suicide
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Despair and loss themes among patients
Abuse & suffering
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Disease suffering, discrimination, and community rejection
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