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In 'The Covenant of Water,' Abraham Verghese traces an Indian family's drowning curse
Listen to the episodeIn 'The Covenant of Water,' Abraham Verghese traces an Indian family's drowning curse
Listen to the episodeA multigenerational saga following a family in coastal Kerala, India, haunted by a recurring tragedy: in every generation, someone in the family drowns. The novel weaves medical themes drawn from the author's own experience as a physician and professor at Stanford University.
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