From the New York Times–bestselling author of Cutting for Stone 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 The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of the major word-of-mouth bestseller Cutting for Stone, which has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States alone and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years. 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. At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl from Kerala’s 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, 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 humanunderstanding, and a humbling testament to the hardships undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today. Imbued with humor, deep emotion, and the essence of life, it is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years.
© 2023 Recorded Books, Inc. (Ljudbok): 9781705070246
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 2 maj 2023
From the New York Times–bestselling author of Cutting for Stone 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 The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of the major word-of-mouth bestseller Cutting for Stone, which has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States alone and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years. 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. At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl from Kerala’s 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, 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 humanunderstanding, and a humbling testament to the hardships undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today. Imbued with humor, deep emotion, and the essence of life, it is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years.
© 2023 Recorded Books, Inc. (Ljudbok): 9781705070246
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 2 maj 2023
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21 aug. 2023
Boken hade kunnat vara 1/3 kortare. Minst. Full med klyschor och dravel och ändlösa upprepningar. Jag vet inte hur många gånger jag funderat på att sluta lyssna. Men jag har svårt att lämna en bok oläst. Det blir väl en Netflixserie så småningom.
Francisca
10 juni 2023
Fantastisk bok! Läs den!
Ingrid
25 sep. 2023
En fantastisk bok, en makalös historia. Som att förflyttas till en annan tid, en annan kultur, en annan värld. Läs den!
Josefin
3 dec. 2023
Så spännande och intressant. Läs!
Mashela
3 jan. 2024
Bra skrivit och läst! Jag tröttnar aldrig på att lyssna på Abrahams röst och vilja veta mer vad som kommer hända. Jag fick bilden av India om hur andra människor har i världen. Jag fick en känsla att vara med i olika händelser som författaren beskrivs. En av min drömresa är att få besöka India :)
Charlotte
23 mars 2024
A beautifull book in every way, which takes the reader on an amazing journey in Kerala through several decades. Thank you Abraham Verghese for this adventure.
Pernilla
3 juli 2023
Perfekt semester bok.
Margot
25 aug. 2023
Intressant innehåll och intresssant inblick i indisk kultur bl.a.Fin inläsning av författaren.
Maria
18 okt. 2023
Fantastisk!
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