The journey the two of them embark on together must begin with love, Rune thinks. This is, after all, his own nightmare, though in his dream the culprit is always leprosy. The Covenant of Water (Oprahs Book Club) 28.15 Cutting for StoneAbraham Verghese. Of Digby’s hands Verghese writes: “The spectacle of these ruined tools of a surgeon’s livelihood fills Rune with sorrow. The Covenant of Water (Oprahs Book Club)Abraham Verghese. These passages provide some of the book’s most moving and revelatory moments. When Digby, badly burned in an accidental fire, flees to a remote leprosy sanctuary to recover, he is slowly repaired there by the (marvelously drawn) Swedish village doctor Rune Orqvist. The Covenant of Water,' published Tuesday, is Vergheses first work of fiction since his million-selling Cutting for Stone came out in 2009. Verghese folds in major players, guiding them toward each other: the irresistible Digby Kilgour, a young medical graduate, migrates in 1933 from a nightmare childhood in Glasgow to Madras, India, to gain surgical experience: “The sight of suffering is familiar its language transcends all borders.” Medical crises incite action throughout the novel, allowing Verghese to tap into his deep experience and endearingly humane philosophy. By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer May 2, 2023, 5:16 AM NEW YORK - The long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water, is Oprah Winfreys latest book club pick.
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