The Covenant of Water: Oprah Winfrey swears by the book, and admitted that after reading this eponymous title by master wordsmith Abraham Verghese, she is keen to visit Kerala. Set in the southern state where water and humanity coexist, the story tracks three generations of a family, where in each generation a member has lost their life by drowning. Verghese’s craft and wizardry is in full flow, often borrowing from experiences of his home state; the monsoon naturally acts out its part, like a companion, in some form or the other.