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The Covenant of Water — Abraham Verghese

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Such a beautiful, vivid description of place and culture, paired with the heartbreaking story of a family. I was so utterly absorbed I gasped and cried several times over. One of the best books I’ve ever read.

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“I really gravitate towards books that talk about multigenerational family trauma with cultural backgrounds. This book is definitely that.”

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Wanda

Wanda

“Amazing though long. Really captures the culture and the characters seem real”

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