The Covenant of Water

Three Generations. One Waterway. An Unforgettable Saga.

Spanning three generations of a family in South India from 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is Abraham Verghese's magnificent, sweeping novel about love, loss, medicine, and the mysterious affliction that haunts one family across the decades — a condition in which someone in every generation dies by drowning.

Set against the lush, vivid backdrop of Kerala, this is a story of extraordinary richness and humanity — of doctors and patients, of faith and science, of the bonds that hold families together across time and tragedy. A Pulitzer Prize finalist and an instant New York Times bestseller, The Covenant of Water is one of the most celebrated novels of recent years, and a deeply moving testament to the power of storytelling.

• A sweeping multigenerational saga set in Kerala, South India, 1900–1977
• By Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone
• A Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestseller
• Themes of family, medicine, faith, love, and loss across generations
• A perfect gift for fans of literary fiction and epic family sagas

Published by Grove Press — because some stories run as deep as water.