I read this book when it first came out. A friend of mine who is Black sent me his copy. He said that he thought the author was racist against Black people and wanted my opinion. I‘m not exactly the best person to ask about that since I‘m white, but he trusted my judgment. I remember thinking that Verghese seemed to dislike his own brown skin. At the time he wrote this book he was living in the same town in which I now live. (cont)⬇️