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May 2, 2023 · Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on 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 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 an Indian Malayali family living in southwest India, in the Kerala state, with the narrative spanning three generations, from 1900 to the 1970s.
May 2, 2023 · 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.
May 2, 2023 · “The Covenant of Water” follows three generations of a close-knit and haunted family in southwestern India.
May 4, 2023 · The novel revolves around that unusual drowning condition - a medical mystery that unfolds alongside dramatic changes in technology and politics over nearly a century. Early in the epic, Verghese...
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.
May 2, 2023 · 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.
May 19, 2023 · The physician-author’s new book, “The Covenant of Water,” contains traces of his mother, his cousin and his own medical experience.
May 2, 2023 · 'The Covenant of Water' tells the story of three generations in South India. May 2, 202311:13 AM ET. By. Jenny Bhatt. Enlarge this image. Grove Press. Much will be written...
May 2, 2023 · 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.
- Abraham Verghese
