The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water by Abraham VergheseA stunning and magisterial new epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala and following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret. 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. The family

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