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The Covenant of Water follows a family in southern India that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation

Katey soon learns that there are rules to play by and riches can turn to rags in the trip of a heartbeat

HardbackPublication: 8 Aug 2019

Penguin ClassicsISBN: 9780241597583Extent: 752 pages

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