Full name: Sea of Poppies: A Novel

Author: Amitav Ghosh Year: 2008 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Award winners Cultures: India, Asia, China Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads Barns&Noble eBooks.com LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780312428594 9780719568961 0312428596 071956896X

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. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners on board, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman, from a mulatto American freedman to a free-spirited French orphan. As their old family ties are washed away, they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais, or ship-brothers. The vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, and the exotic backstreets of Canton. This book is part of the "Ibis Trilogy" series. Here are some other books from this series: "River of Smoke" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Flood of Fire" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: The Raj Quartet by Paul Scott The Towers of Silence by Paul Scott The Day of the Scorpion by Paul Scott A Division of the Spoils by Paul Scott The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye The Splendor of Silence by Indu Sundaresan Flood of Fire by Amitav Ghosh River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh One Last Look by Susanna Moore Shadow of the Moon by M. M. Kaye A Black Englishman by Carolyn Slaughter Raj by Gita Mehta Bhowani Junction by John Masters An Atlas of Impossible Longing by Anuradha Roy Tiger Hills by Sarita Mandanna The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan