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The Covenant of Water

by Abraham Verghese

  • FINISHED
  • Finished August 2023
  • First published 2023

fiction literary historical fiction medicine novel

A multigenerational saga set in Kerala that follows a family marked by a mysterious condition and the doctors who try to understand it.   Spans 1900 to 1977 and blends medicine with family drama.