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The covenant of water, a novel, Abraham Verghese

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The covenant of water, a novel, Abraham Verghese

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The covenant of water

Responsibility statement

Abraham Verghese

Series statement

Oprah's book club

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"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 Ammachi--will witness unthinkable changes over the span of her extraordinary life, full of joy and triumph as well as hardship and loss, her faith and love the only constants.--, Provided by publisher

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