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From the New York Times bestselling author, Cut for Stone is a breathtaking and stunning epic about love, faith and medicine, set in Kerala, southern India, following three generations of a family searching for the answer to a mystery. strange
“One of the best books I have read in my entire life. It's majestic. It's shipping. . .That is undeniable! »- Oprah Winfrey, OprahDaily.com
Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel from Abraham Verghese, author of the acclaimed word-of-mouth bestseller Cut for Stone, which has sold more than 1.5 million worldwide edition. United States alone and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for more than two years.
Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on the Malabar coast of southern India, and tells the story of three generations of a family suffering a particular pain: Each generation , at least one person died from drowning - and in Kerala, water is everywhere.At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl from an ancient Christian community in Kerala, grieving the death of her father, was taken by boat to her wedding, where she would reunite with her husband. her forty-year-old husband. first time. . From this unforgettable new beginning, the young girl - and future king, known as Big Ammachi - will witness unimaginable changes in her extraordinary life, filled with His joys and victories as well as his trials and losses, his faith and his love are unique. constant.
A shimmering evocation of a bygone India and times gone by, Water Covenant is a hymn to the advancement of medicine and human understanding, and a humbling testament for the hardships that previous generations had to endure because people lived well. Today. This is one of the best literary novels published in recent years.
