The covenant of water
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Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on Indias 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. At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl from Keralas Christian community, 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 unforgettable new beginning, the young girl--and future matriarch, Big Ammachi--will witness unthinkable changes over the span of her extraordinary life, full of joy and triumph as well as hardship and loss, her faith and love the only constants. A shimmering evocation of a bygone India and of the passage of time itself, The Covenant of Water is a hymn to progress in medicine and to humanunderstanding, and a humbling testament to the hardships undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today. Imbued with humor, deep emotion, and the essence of life, it is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years.
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Verghese, A. (2023). The covenant of water. Unabridged. Solon, OH, Findaway World LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Verghese, Abraham, 1955-. 2023. The Covenant of Water. Solon, OH, Findaway World LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Verghese, Abraham, 1955-, The Covenant of Water. Solon, OH, Findaway World LLC, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Verghese, Abraham. The Covenant of Water. Unabridged. Solon, OH, Findaway World LLC, 2023.
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| Last Sierra Extract Time | Dec 21, 2024 12:56:23 AM |
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| Last File Modification Time | Dec 21, 2024 12:57:19 AM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Dec 26, 2024 10:21:48 PM |
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