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The Covenant of Water

Cover of The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese

Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, this epic of love, faith, and medicine 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. 

Author category: 
Asian/Asian American Author
BIPOC Author
Date of publication: 
2023