The covenant of water [large print] : a novel / Abraham Verghese.
"Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India's 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 Kerala's long-existing 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, known as 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 human understanding, and a humbling testament to the difficulties undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today. It is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798885793377
- Physical Description: 897 pages (large print) : maps, illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 889-894). |
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| Subject: | Drowning > Fiction. Families > India > Fiction. Kerala (India) > History > 20th century > Fiction. Glasgow (Scotland) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Large print books. Historical fiction. Novels. Fiction. |
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- 2 of 23 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 3 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.
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- 50 current holds with 23 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Library | LP Fic (Text) | 31554010995909 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 01/31/2024 |
| Reidsville Library | LP Fic (Text) | 31554010995917 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Checked out | 02/12/2024 |
| Rockingham Outreach | LP Fic (Text) | 31554011615159 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
