{"product_id":"the-covenant-of-water-oprahs-book-club-9780802162731","title":"The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - SUBJECT OF A SIX-PART SUPER SOUL PODCAST SERIES HOSTED BY OPRAH WINFREY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCutting for Stone\u003c\/i\u003e comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and indie bestseller and an Oprah Book Club Pick, \u003ci\u003eThe Covenant of Water\u003c\/i\u003e has sold more than two million copies worldwide and was widely named as a best book of the year. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, Abraham Verghese's long-awaited, masterful novel follows three generations of a Christian family in Kerala, South India, that suffers 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exquisite modern classic finally available in paperback, \u003ci\u003eThe Covenant of Water\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable and stunning epic of love, faith, and medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abraham Verghese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802162731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABRAHAM VERGHESE\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and the author of the NBCC Award finalist \u003ci\u003eMy Own Country \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book \u003ci\u003eThe Tennis Partner\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eCutting for Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, spent 107 weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list and sold more than two million copies worldwide. It was translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film by Anonymous Content. Verghese was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Obama, has received six honorary degrees, and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lives and practices medicine in Stanford, California where he is the Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine. A decade in the making, \u003ci\u003eThe Covenant of Water \u003c\/i\u003eis his first book since \u003ci\u003eCutting for Stone\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44411308343411,"sku":"9780802162731","price":24.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7ebaa7cd-c594-4d09-b421-95aed128f7e5.jpg?v=1772024647","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-covenant-of-water-oprahs-book-club-9780802162731","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}