The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)
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Publisher Description
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
An instant New York Times and indie bestseller and an Oprah Book Club Pick, The Covenant of Water has sold more than two million copies worldwide and was widely named as a best book of the year. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, Abraham Verghese’s long-awaited, masterful novel follows three generations of a Christian family in Kerala, South India, that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning. As the novel opens, a twelve-year-old girl is sent by boat to her wedding, where she meets her husband for the first time. She joins a prosperous household and becomes known as Big Ammachi, the matriarch of an extraordinary family that will endure hardship, celebrate triumph, and witness unthinkable changes over the coming decades.
An exquisite modern classic finally available in paperback, The Covenant of Water is an unforgettable and stunning epic of love, faith, and medicine.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Prepare to be swept away by this multigenerational epic novel from Abraham Verghese, an infectious-disease expert whose previous novel, Cutting for Stone, was a bestseller. In 1900 India, a 12-year-old girl becomes the child bride of a much older man and the stepmother to his young son, quickly earning the moniker of Ammachi (mother). Verghese’s sweeping novel draws us into her life as well as the lives of her children and grandchildren, expertly tying the family’s story to larger issues in politics, religion, and medicine. Verghese’s obvious knowledge of and enthusiasm for topics like leprosy and brain surgery are surprisingly captivating, and we were fascinated by his portrayal of the seismic social shifts that reshaped India throughout the 20th century. The Covenant of Water is a winding journey that’s worth every step.
