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# Set in Southern India, 1900-1977 Published March 2024 Paperback edition The Covenant of Water

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## Summary

> 📖 Dive into the epic story everyone’s talking about — don’t miss your place in literary history!

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## Key Features

- • **Award-Winning Fiction:** Own a Viking Award winner recognized for its masterful storytelling and sense of place.
- • **Oprah's Book Club Pick:** Join the elite circle of readers who trust Oprah's literary taste.
- • **Cultural & Emotional Depth:** Dive into a richly textured narrative blending history, folklore, and profound emotion.
- • **Epic Multi-Generational Saga:** Experience a sweeping story spanning 77 years of history and human resilience.
- • **Instant New York Times Bestseller:** Be part of the buzz with a top-ranked, must-read novel.

## Overview

The Covenant of Water is a 2024 paperback novel by Grove Press, acclaimed as an Oprah's Book Club pick and an instant New York Times bestseller. Spanning from 1900 to 1977 in southern India, it follows a family cursed by drowning across generations. Celebrated for its emotional depth, cultural richness, and award-winning storytelling, this novel is a must-have for readers seeking a profound and transportive literary experience.

## Description

OPRAH''S BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SUBJECT OF A SIX-PART SUPER SOUL PODCAST SERIES HOSTED BY OPRAH WINFREY ONE OF BARACK OBAMA''S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 WINNER OF THE VIKING AWARD FOR FICTION WITH A SENSE OF PLACE ''One of the best books I''ve read in my entire life. It''s epic. It''s transportive . . . It was unputdownable!'' Oprah Winfrey, OprahDaily.com Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water follows a family in southern India that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning - and in Kerala, water is everywhere. At the turn of the century a twelve-year-old girl, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time. From this poignant beginning, the young girl and future matriarch - known as Big Ammachi - will witness unthinkable changes at home and at large over the span of her extraordinary life, full of the joys and trials of love and the struggles of hardship. A shimmering evocation of a lost India and of the passage of time itself, The Covenant of Water is a hymn to progress in medicine and to human understanding, and a humbling testament to the hardships undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today. Imbued with humour, deep emotion and the essence of life, it is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years.

Review: Modern Classic - Epic extraordinary journey
Review: Overhyped nonsense by Oprah - Might be well written but the characters are utterly boring. Miserable storyline. None of it will make a difference to your life. Don't bother.

## Features

- Binding: paperback
- Language: english
- Manufacturer: Grove Press
- Brand: Grove Press
- Publication date: 2024-03-07T00:00:01Z

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #11,743 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #11 in Medical Fiction #78 in Mythology & Folk Tales #214 in Historical Fiction |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 6,208 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Modern Classic
*by T***O on 11 August 2023*

Epic extraordinary journey

### ⭐ Overhyped nonsense by Oprah
*by A***A on 27 June 2023*

Might be well written but the characters are utterly boring. Miserable storyline. None of it will make a difference to your life. Don't bother.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant
*by B***N on 5 June 2026*

This book! It is definitely become my number one favourite book! I love historical fiction and this is a stunning family saga. The setting, the characters. The writing is so beautiful, Abraham Verghese has a command of the written word like no other. He crafts a sentence with pure joy.

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