The Covenant of Water J. Van Den Berg Hollywood starlet Edie is the

Hollywood starlet Edie is the dazzling bridesmaid

Continuing in the same light

Bound in green cloth

but also of unlocking the mechanism of sexual happiness

--From the foreword by Martha Stewart

The Covenant of Water J. Van Den Berg Hollywood starlet Edie is theSpanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water follows a family in southern India 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 twelve year old girl, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty year old husband for the first time. From this poignant beginning, the young girl and