Sea of poppies

Description

At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slave ship The Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean; its crew a motley array of sailors, stowaways, and convicts. In a time of colonial upheaval, the ship boasts a diverse cast of Indians, coolies, and Westerners, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed village woman, from a mulatto American to an evangelical opium trader. As their family ties wash away, they come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais, or ship-brothers, and an unlikely dynasty is born. The vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, and the back streets of China. But it is the panorama of sharply drawn characters that brings Sea of Poppies so breathtakingly alive. The first in a trilogy, this is a masterpiece by a world-class novelist.

Description

At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean shortly before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China.

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Genres

• Fiction

Other Editions

• Sea of poppiesPicador2009-01-01
• Sea of PoppiesJohn Murray2008-01-01
• Sea of PoppiesHodder & Stoughton2008-01-01
• Sea of poppiesPenguin, Viking2008-01-01
• Sea of poppiesFarrar, Straus and Giroux2008-01-01
• Sea of PoppiesPaperbackFarrar, Straus and Giroux2008-09-17