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River of Smoke - Ibis Trilogy Book 2 (Paperback)
Series: Ibis Trilogy
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'As hypnotic as an opium dream and pretty unputdownable' Daily Mail
In September 1838 a storm blows up on the Indian Ocean and the
Ibis, a ship carrying a consignment of convicts and indentured
laborers from Calcutta to Mauritius, is caught up in the whirlwind.
When the seas settle, five men have disappeared - two lascars, two
convicts and one of the passengers. Did the same storm upend the
fortunes of those aboard the Anahita, an opium carrier heading
towards Canton? And what fate befell those aboard the Redruth, a
sturdy two-masted brig heading East out of Cornwall? Was it the
storm that altered their course or were the destinies of these
passengers at the mercy of even more powerful forces? On the grand
scale of an historical epic, River of Smoke follows its
storm-tossed characters to the crowded harbors of China. There,
despite efforts of the emperor to stop them, ships from Europe and
India exchange their cargoes of opium for boxes of tea, silk,
porcelain and silver. Among them are Bahram Modi, a wealthy Parsi
opium merchant out of Bombay, his estranged half-Chinese son Ah
Fatt, the orphaned Paulette and a motley collection of others whose
pursuit of romance, riches and a legendary rare flower have thrown
together. All struggle to cope with their losses - and for some,
unimaginable freedoms - in the alleys and crowded waterways of 19th
century Canton. As transporting and mesmerizing as an opiate
induced dream, River of Smoke will soon be heralded as a
masterpiece of twenty-first century literature.
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Imprint: |
John Murray Publishers Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Ibis Trilogy |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
First published: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
Amitav Ghosh
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Dimensions: |
196 x 128 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
584 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7195-6889-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
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LSN: |
0-7195-6889-7 |
Barcode: |
9780719568893 |
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