{"product_id":"covenant-of-water-the-b","title":"Covenant of Water, The (B)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-waterstones-says\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCutting for Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eweaves an intricate, kaleidoscopic literary epic set in Southern India, in which one member of each generation is destined to die by drowning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning the years 1900 to 1977,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Covenant of Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollows 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 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 witness unthinkable changes at home and at large over the span of her extraordinary life, full of the joys and trials of love and the struggles of hardship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shimmering evocation of a lost India and of the passage of time itself,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Covenant of Water\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a hymn to progress in medicine and to human understanding, and a humbling testament to the hardships undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today. Imbued with humour, deep emotion and the essence of life, it is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44716816236578,"sku":"9781804710456","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/files\/Copy-of-Book-Template-2026-01-07T151449-323.jpg?v=1767752155","url":"https:\/\/petronella.co.nz\/products\/covenant-of-water-the-b","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}