The Covenant of Water

Verghese is brilliant. He weaves a story with such refinement. The breath of humanity, love, and humor in this book is amazing. He is tops.

Narration by the author was a gift. What a beautifully written & evocative treasure chest of interwoven lives! A family saga rich with characters that are complex in their stalwart love, & sometimes overwhelming struggles and flaws. Verghese takes the reader on an epic journey through the food, faith and complexities of India. Thoroughly enjoyable!

Absolutely one of the worlds best books!!!

Good story ,good narrator

very happy I listened to this book vs. read it. The Author/Narrator made me feel deep inside India. It was great company on walks and long drives.

I am a big fan, and have read the fiction and non-fiction he has written. He looks closely at families, and how they are formed traditionally or not. He makes humans love for one another understandable.

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Brilliant writing! Absolutely loved listening to the author narration.

I love this author. Listening to his voice in his native speech made this book just that much better. Wonderful story. I love a king listen

Gripping story that weaves together family, medicine, history, and religion…with strong characters.

I love the story of multiple generations with the variations in acceptable social norms and family dynamics. The Covenant of Water was enlightening, engrossing and creative.

Beautiful family saga, great descriptions, love the characters. Felt a bit rushed at the end, but overall a great listen!

Loved this book so much. Still thinking about it.

It was a fantastic jouney travelling through this book! Full range of emotions, and Verghese has knowledge in many fields. The author's narrating completed it- I would not have been able to experience it that vividely if I were to read it alone by myself, I think. However, like quite a few books I have listened to/ read recently, the last tenth (approxemately) of the book could have been edited more strictly.

A beautiful book, sorry it had to end. Would highly recommend it.

Written and narrated by author. This was a long story. Given that… I enjoyed the whole story and looked forward to every twist in turn of the families and friends involved. The clear medical perspective was fine for me, a nurse , but my friend found that a little difficult to follow…loved it just the same. I have read both of vergesse books and he is a remarkable writer and story teller.

Dr Verghese does not disappoint. Another amazing book. Couldn’t stop listening. wonderful story

Absolutely beautiful! Written and read with such tenderness and compassion. He reveals the beauty and struggle each human faces as they grow from generation to generation.

Thoroughly enjoyed. Moved on to his first book, Which I’m enjoying now. I sincerely hope there will be more to come.

This book was brilliant! It was an added bonus to have it narrated by the author. It made it more authentic. Must read/listen to.

Poetic, profound, funny, enthralling, and what a treat to listen to Abraham Verghese read it himself.

An enchanting read. A story over time. Characters are all so well sculpted. And the narration by the writer is mesmerising. I can’t wait to read more of Abrahams books.

This story is on my personal best 10 books in my lifetime. Once immersed in the narration it was hard to come back out of the story to tend to my own life. It was like I became a character in the book , living and experiencing their lives!

By the end I really wanted to stop as it seemed to drone on and on. I kept thinking… please wrap this up.

Wonderful book, actually quite special. Listening to the author enhanced my enjoyment of the book.

Best book I’ve ever read!!! Made me laugh, hold my breath, cry and transported me to another world. Beautifully read by author which added to the authenticity of the story . A must read!!!!!

Amazing book and so well read by the author. I also learned so much about the history of India, and how they were living throughout the generations. the book kept me interested in reading whenever I had a few minutes. Well done

An epic story of three generations around the south east of India. I came to love many of the characters and the stories are well interwoven. The author reads the book which is mostly nice save for the women characters who all sound pleading and weak. While it did bother me, I was enjoying the book. However, as the book is over 30 hours, I came to really dislike the tone of all the women…that’s unfortunate. The end is also based on one big coincidence which I found a bit hard to believe.

Very good book. Some parts were incredibly stressful to listen to and my heart broke many times. I loved learning of life in India from an Indian perspective, Very well written.

A terrific book. I enjoyed the references to surgery and the details about the medical condition.

Epic book, I loved it from the first to the last page, the characters. Will be in my heart forever.

A beautifully story filled. I fell in love with the characters and their journey through life. I would have missed out on this beautiful book, for I would not have read it because of its size. Hearing it read by the author gave book more life to me.

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really good book. loved it. must read