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Jojo. Jojo is Big Appachen's son and the stepson of Mariamma "Big Ammachi". When Mariamma is married to Appachen, Jojo is a small boy. Jojo and Mariamma have a close relationship, partially due to the closeness of their ages. Though fearful of water because of the family curse, Jojo is adventurous in all other pursuits.
All characters in The Covenant of Water are listed with character descriptions included. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese: EDITOR: Ai Smith: Major Characters Only (MCO) FIRST NAME: LAST NAME: DESCRIPTION: Mariamma: Parambil: Young wife, strong and resourceful: Philipose: Parambil ...
Apr 8, 2024 · The Covenant of Water is a novel by Abraham Verghese. It’s a historical saga set in Kerala, India, spanning from 1900 to the 1970s. The story follows a Christian family over multiple generations, exploring themes of tradition, progress, faith, and a peculiar family affliction: a tendency to die by drowning in a region surrounded by water.
The Covenant of Water is a 2023 novel by physician and author Abraham Verghese.The book was published by Grove Atlantic.The novel tells the story of a Malayali family living in southwest India, in the Kerala state, with the narrative spanning three generations, from 1900 to the 1970s. In each generation, some members of the family die by drowning because of an inherited affliction they refer ...
The Covenant of Water. Illustrations. Character List. About. The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of Cutting for Stone.Published in 2009, Cutting for Stone became a literary phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies in the United States alone and remaining on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years.
May 2, 2023 · Dr. Abraham Verghese’s The Covenant of Water follows three generations of an Indian Malayali Christian family in Kerala spanning from 1900 to the 1970s. As the novel begins, we meet twelve-year-old Mariamma preparing for her wedding day. Her groom is a forty-year-old widower with a young son – the owner of a vast expanse of land in Parambil.
May 2, 2023 · His new novel, “The Covenant of Water,” focuses almost entirely on good people (to whom many terrible things happen), and given the complexity of human beings, the surfeit of grace sometimes ...
Covenant of Water Characters . Abraham Verghese. This Study Guide consists of approximately 57 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Covenant of Water. Print Word PDF. This section contains 1,998 words
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The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of the major word-of-mouth bestseller Cutting for Stone, which has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States alone and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in ...
