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~THE PAGE TURNERS~
Monday September 21, 2026 • 10:00 a.m. • At

Tryon Coffee House

62a N Trade St, Tryon, NC 28782

The Covenant of Water

By: Abraham Verghese

Is a sweeping historical novel by Abraham Verghese, set in Kerala, India, from 1900 to 1977, that follows three generationsof a family plagued by amysterious affliction: at least one family member drowns in every generation. The story begins with a young girl sent to be married and spans the life of the
family matriarch, known as "Big Ammachi". It explores themes of love, loss, and

family, while also depicting dramatic social and medical changes in India during this period including

the advancements in medicine and the complexities of its history and culture

Here’s to the bridge-builders, the hand-holders, the light-bringers, those extraordinary souls wrapped in ordinary lives who quietly weave threads of humanity into an inhumane world. They are the unsung heroes in a world at war with itself. They are the whisperers of hope that peace is possible.

Look for them in this present darkness. Light your candle with their flame.

And then go. Build bridges. Hold hands. Bring light to a dark and desperate world.

Be the hero you are looking for. Peace is possible. It begins with us.

~L. R. Knost~

Jesus said to them, “The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”