Book - Covenant of Water

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OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE 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 an epic, masterful, and wrenching tale of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family searching for answers to a strange secret.

“One of the best books I have read in my entire life. It’s epic. It’s immersive… It’s a page-turner!” — Oprah Winfrey, OprahDaily.com

An instant New York Times and IndieBound bestseller and Oprah’s Book Club pick, The Covenant of Water has sold over two million copies worldwide and was widely praised as one of the best books of the year. Spanning from 1900 to 1977, this long-awaited masterful novel by Abraham Verghese follows three generations of a Christian family in Kerala, South India, afflicted by a strange curse: in each generation, at least one person dies by drowning.

At the start of the novel, a twelve-year-old girl is sent by boat to her wedding, where she meets her husband for the first time. She joins a thriving family and becomes known as Big Ammachi, the matriarch of an extraordinary lineage who will endure trials and triumphs, all while witnessing unimaginable upheaval over the decades.

A finely crafted modern classic, now available in paperback, The Covenant of Water is an unforgettable and moving epic of love, faith, and medicine.