AUG 2026 - N. Ga Book Club - COVENANT OF WATER
Schedule
Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 10:30 am
UTC-04:00Location
Mountain Light Unitarian Universalist Church | Ellijay, GA
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THE COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham VergheseMay 2023 | Fiction | Historical Fiction
Setting: Kerala, South India
802 pages
Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, “The Covenant of Water” is set in Kerala, on India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning – and in Kerala, water is everywhere.
At the turn of the century, a 12-year old girl is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her 40-year old husband for the first time. The young girl joins a prosperous household and becomes known as Big Ammachi, the matriarch who will witness unthinkable changes over the span of her extraordinary life, full of joy and triumph as well as hardship and loss, her faith and love the only constants.
An Oprah Book Club selection.
New York Times bestseller.
Recommended by Pat Zolten.
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FORMAT:
Anyone is welcome if they've read the book.
Each person gives a SHORT overview of what they thought of the book - like, didn't like, etc.
Then discussion leader guides through more specific questions or topics. [You can often find specific book club questions online. There are also "generic" book club questions available. But the more you customize, the better the discussion. ]
We do our best to give everyone an equal chance to share their thoughts about the book.
Occasionally and depending on attendees' schedules and preferences, we sometimes go to Mike's Restaurant just down the road which does not take credit cards, or to another restaurant.
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In person at Mountain Light AND also via Zoom
(if you're coming from Ellijay, turn right onto the service road where the fire station is. If you pass Pleasant Grove Baptist Church on the left, you can still make the next right onto the service road.)
Enter at the front glass doors, go straight and we'll be to your left on the couches.
OR Via Zoom - BUT LET STACEY KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT YOU PLAN TO JOIN BY ZOOM. If you're local, in person is highly encouraged for a better quality experience.
https://zoom.us/j/3169373340?pwd=eU5jWStsTnFjVkxQSURsTmRqMC9UQT09
Meeting ID: 316 937 3340
Passcode: 2012
Audio Dial In: +1 646 558 8656 US
Contact Stacey Day (678 888 1960) if you need help getting connected via Zoom. or get lost driving here.
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Where is it happening?
Mountain Light Unitarian Universalist Church, 2542 Tails Creek Rd, Ellijay, GA 30540-3553, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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