The Covenant of Water

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.

Year

2023

Language

English

Publisher

Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated

Editions

9

Reader rating

4.4 / 5 (5)

ISBN

9780802162175

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