📖 peek insideThe Covenant of Water
by Abraham Verghese
Spanning three generations in Kerala, India, this epic saga follows a family afflicted by a peculiar curse: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning. The story begins in 1900 with a twelve-year-old girl sent to her wedding, eventually becoming the matriarch known as Big Ammachi. As she witnesses decades of change, medical breakthroughs, and personal tragedies, she seeks to understand the 'Condition' haunting her lineage. It is a sprawling, deeply moving testament to love, faith, and medicine.
A popular book with millions of readers worldwide.
Notable Quotes
"Fiction is the great lie that tells the truth about how the world lives!"
"To see the miraculous in the ordinary is a more precious gift than prophecy."
"We don’t have children to fulfill our dreams. Children allow us to let go of the dreams we were never meant to fulfill."
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