The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (English Paperback)

Name : The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (English Paperback)| Author : Abraham Verghese| Book Format : Paperback| Genre : Literature & Fiction| ISBN : 978-1804710432| Language : English| Pages : 601-700 Pages| Publish Year : 2023| Publisher : Grove Press| Sub Genre : Contemporary Fiction Novels Books| OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SUBJECT OF A SIX-PART SUPER SOUL PODCAST SERIES HOSTED BY OPRAH WINFREY| | From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love faith and medicine set in Kerala South India following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret| | “One of the best books I’ve read in my entire life. It’s epic. It’s transportive . . . It was unputdownable!” — Oprah Winfrey OprahDaily.com| The Covenant of Wateris the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese the author of the major word-of-mouth bestseller Cutting for Stone which has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States alone and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years.| | Spanning the years 1900 to 1977 The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala on South India’s Malabar Coast and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction : in every generation at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala water is everywhere. At the turn of the century a twelve-year-old girl from Kerala’s long-existing Christian community grieving the death of her father is sent by boat to her wedding where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time. From this unforgettable new beginning the young girl—and future matriarch known as Big Ammac| Country of Origin : India