ARGONAUT BOOKS

A painfully honest book about male friendship and drug abuse, this is Abraham Verghese's account of watching his young friend, a brilliant tennis player, destroy his life with cocaine. This book is both a tribute to him and an attempt at understanding. Reviews Verghese is a fine writer, lyrical and controlled, and he captures the attachment between two men - its motives, its allure - with both precision and charm... Wise and compassionateNew York Times Book ReviewA brave and heart-baring storyTimeHeartbreaking... Indelible and haunting... An elegy to friendship found and an ...Read More