EAN:  9781804710432
Publicatie datum:   30-05-2023
Uitvoering:  Paperback / softback
Taal:  Engels
Aantal pagina's:  724

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Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water follows a family in southern India that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning - and in Kerala, water is everywhere.

At the turn of the century a twelve-year-old girl, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time. From this poignant beginning, the young girl and future matriarch - known as Big Ammachi - will witnes

    EAN: 9781804710432
    Auteur: 
    Uitgever: Faber and Faber
    Publicatie datum:   30-05-2023
    Uitvoering: Paperback / softback
    Taal: Engels
    Status:  Bestelbaar
    Aantal pagina's: 724
    Keywords:   familiekronieken;india;20ste eeuw;geheimen;drenkelingen;romans;geneeskunde;historische literatuur;kasten