The first in the breathtaking trilogy on the history of the opium wars. This starts just before in a time of colonial upheaval, the 1830s. Full of minutiae, strong characters and vivid images, this sweeps you through a fascinating period peopled with some very alive characters indeed, a motley bunch on an old slaving ship, the Ibis. Some Indian, some European, rich, poor, needy and independent with plenty of stories to tell, plenty of lives to become entangled in and totally bewitching. A rich and absorbing novel which has developed in to an addictive, moving trilogy not to be missed. ~ Sarah Broadhurst
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2008.
The Ibis Trilogy:
1. Sea of Poppies
2. River of Smoke
3. Flood of Fire
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