The Covenant of Water
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Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, three generations of a Christian family in Kerala, South India, suffer a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning. As the novel opens, a twelve-year-old girl is sent by boat to her wedding, where she meets her husband for the first time. She joins a prosperous household and becomes known as Big Ammachi, the matriarch of an extraordinary family that will endure hardship, celebrate triumph, and witness unthinkable changes over the coming decades.
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…to read voraciously again like I used to in my childhood :) * I'll always bring up The Three-body problem because I re-read it every year * Piranesi because of it's fantastical story-telling * The Covenant of Water - because it's a fantastic medical drama and a sweeping story spanning generations * Victory City - Salamn Rushdie's latest novel which is surprisingly readable * The Enchanted Forest/Kaikeyi/Palace…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2023 and recommend for 2024” ↗(2023) Abraham Verghese’s Sweeping New Fable of Family and Medicine (H1) Or more accurately (title): Book Review: ‘The Covenant of Water,’ by Abraham Verghese
on “Abraham Verghese's New Fable” ↗