{"product_id":"sea-of-poppies-9780719568978","title":"Sea of Poppies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2008\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eSea of Poppies\u003c\/i\u003e boasts a varied collection of characters to love and hate, and provides wonderfully detailed descriptions . . . utterly involving and piles on tension until the very last page'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slaving-ship, the \u003ci\u003eIbis\u003c\/i\u003e. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, its crew a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a truly diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, from a bankrupt Raja to a widowed villager, from an evangelical English opium trader to a mulatto American freedman. As their old family ties are washed away they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais or ship-brothers. An unlikely dynasty is born, which will span continents, races and generations.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe va\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRipping post-colonial yarn . . . Ghosh spins a fine story with a quite irresistible flow, breathing exuberant life ... an absorbing vision * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a panoramic adventure story, with a Dickensian energy and scope * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe fantastic Anglo-Asian language they speak is infectious, and the sombre yet uncertain conclusion leaves one eager for the second novel in the trilogy * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eMassively entertaining and narratively compelling * London Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eThere can be fewer more exciting settings for a novel than a sea-tossed sailing ship ... Ghosh piles detail upon detail in a rumbustical adventure * The Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736189088087,"sku":"9780719568978","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719568978.jpg?v=1723810554","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sea-of-poppies-9780719568978","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}