So opens chapter 60 of Abraham Verghese’s capacious new novel of modern India ... The practice of medicine, especially surgery for catastrophic injury, is also central to The Covenant of Water.

Tragedy, Hope, and a Medical Mystery: 'The Covenant of Water' Dr Eric Topol and Dr Robert Harrington interview Dr Abraham Verghese about his fiction writing methods and Oprah's enthusiasm for his ...

I’d gotten tickets to see Abraham Verghese at Benaroya Hall, part of the Seattle Arts and Lectures Series. The author of ...