![]() ![]() Verghese, 67, is an Ethiopian-born physician who has also written two memoirs. “After we hung up I realized that I’d reflexively risen to my feet and stayed that way throughout our long chat.” “My thoughts were racing back through the decade-plus of writing ‘The Covenant of Water,’ during which time my mother died, and Covid had descended on us,” he said. Verghese said in a statement that receiving the call from Winfrey, the dream of countless authors, felt like a “miracle.” I couldn’t put the book down until the very last page - it was unputdownable!” Many moments during the read I had to stop and remember to breathe. ![]() And I’ve been reading since I was 3,” Winfrey said in a statement. ![]() “This is one of the top five books I’ve read in my lifetime. Verghese’s current book is a multigenerational saga set in India from 1900-1977. “The Covenant of Water,” published Tuesday, is Verghese’s first work of fiction since his million-selling “Cutting for Stone” came out in 2009. NEW YORK (AP) - The long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, “The Covenant of Water,” is Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick. ![]()
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