The Covenant of Water
by Abraham Verghese · 2023
Literary Fiction · ranked #167 in category
In Kerala, South India, a family is afflicted across three generations by a peculiar condition — in every generation, someone dies by drowning. Spanning 1900 to 1977, Verghese's saga interweaves medicine, faith, caste and the extraordinary changes of 20th-century India. An Oprah's Book Club selection and one of the most-read literary novels of its year.
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- Abraham Verghese
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- Essential Read
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