"Fiction is the great lie that tells the truth about how the world lives!"

[Paladin]

That's from "The Covenant of Water," Abraham Verghese's sublime, sizeable (700+ pages) 2023 novel about 20th-century life on the western coast of India. Highly recommended.

[EarnestPutz]

1. Thanks for the recommendation. I just put it on hold at my local library. Listing said it was an.....

.....Oprah Book Club recommendation, for what that is worth.