"The Covenant of Water" is a story about love, loss, family, marriage, children, parenting, aging, living, illness, dignity, secrets and fears, the value of the home, dreams, death, complex relationships, and struggles with the demands of loyalty. It is a fierce and tender …more combination that takes the reader on a long, difficult journey that is occasionally heartbreaking and upsetting.
I can relate to this book because I have experienced tough times and sometimes I give up.
Because reading Verghese's scholastic prose was frequently just too taxing.
For me, it appeared as though two things were occurring at once the characters' forward motion and information to 'learn' about the descriptions that have been included in the plot/plots themselves. (less)