{"product_id":"sea-of-poppies-0312428596","title":"Sea of Poppies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0312428596\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ghosh, Amitav\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first in an epic trilogy, Sea of Poppies is \"a remarkably rich saga . . . which has plenty of action and adventure  la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration--and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment\" (The Observer [London]).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. With a panorama of characters whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, Sea of Poppiesis \"a storm-tossed adventure worthy of Sir Walter Scott\" (Vogue).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534192345376,"sku":"NEW0312428596","price":16.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71gE2SN3XZL.jpg?v=1777358054","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/sea-of-poppies-0312428596","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}