<p><b>OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER * SUBJECT OF A SIX-PART SUPER SOUL PODCAST SERIES HOSTED BY OPRAH WINFREY</b></p> <p>From the <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author of <i>Cutting for Stone</i> 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</p> <p><b>"One of the best books I've read in my entire life. It's epic. It's transportive . . . It was unputdownable!"--Oprah Winfrey, OprahDaily.com</b></p> <p>An instant <i>New York Times</i> and indie bestseller and an Oprah Book Club Pick, <i>The Covenant of Water</i> has sold more than two million copies worldwide and was widely named as a best book of the year. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, Abraham Verghese's long-awaited, masterful novel follows three generations of a Christian family in Kerala, South India, that suffers 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.</p> <p>An exquisite modern classic finally available in paperback, <i>The Covenant of Water</i> is an unforgettable and stunning epic of love, faith, and medicine.</p>