Sunita Vasdev, a Corvallis educator, fundraiser and community advocate, will review Abraham Verghese’s The Covenant of Water: A Novel, as part of the library’s Random Review series at noon, on Wednesday, May 14.
You can attend in person at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library’s Main Meeting Room or click here to attend online.
About the book
Verghese is a New York Times best-selling author, physician, surgeon and Stanford Medical School professor. The Covenant of Water follows three generations of a family from the southern Indian state of Kerala, through triumphs and tragedies across most of the 20th century. It was one of the New York Times’s Notable Books of 2023, an Oprah’s Book Club pick, and well received by critics and the public alike. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, to North Indian parents,
About the reviewer
Sunita Vasdev has also lived in England. During her time in Corvallis, she has been a gerontology conference organizer for OSU Extension and has served on the boards of the Corvallis Public School Foundation and the Grace Center. She is also a certified instructor of meditation and mindfulness and teaches laughter yoga.
About this library series
Random Review is a deep exploration of a selected book by a reviewer with expertise on the topic or theme of that book. Sometimes reviewers cover a classic, series, genre, or author, but usually they cover a specific title. Whether you have read the selection or not, you will love Random Review.
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