Book Club

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on 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. Imbued with humor, deep emotion, and the essence of life, it is one of he most masterful literary novels published in recent years.