Crack open a copy of the bestselling book—and soon-to-be movie—"The Covenant of Water," and you'll find illustrations from the author's brother, Alamedan Tom Varghese. C.J. Hirschfield talks with Tom about the book, growing up in Kerala, and how he discovered he wanted to be an artist.

https://alamedapost.com/features/arts/alameda-artist-tom-varghese-in-national-spotlight/

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Reading this book is no easy slog. It’s as if I’m crawling through brambles in a dense forest, while on a faulty treadmill with a broken speed control. But this book is life incarnate, and life sucks sometimes. #TheCovenantOfWater #bookstadon