{"product_id":"river-of-smoke-9781250013750","title":"River of Smoke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Fiction Book of Year\u003cbr\u003eA NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Amitav Ghosh's \u003ci\u003eSea of Poppies\u003c\/i\u003e, the Ibis began its treacherous journey across the Indian Ocean, bound for the cane fields of Mauritius with a cargo of indentured servants. Now, in \u003ci\u003eRiver of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e, the former slave ship flounders in the Bay of Bengal, caught in the midst of a deadly cyclone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe storm also threatens the clipper ship Anahita, groaning with the largest consignment of opium ever to leave India for Canton. Meanwhile, the Redruth, a nursery ship, carries horticulturists determined to track down the priceless botanical treasures of China. All will converge in Canton's Fanqui-town, or Foreign Enclave, a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars. A spectacular adventure, but also a bold indictment of global avarice, \u003ci\u003eRiver of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e is a consuming historical novel with powerful contemporary resonance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAMITAV GHOSH \u003c\/b\u003eis the internationally bestselling author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Derangement, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Ibis Trilogy (\u003ci\u003eSea of Poppies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiver of Smoke, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Flood of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e). He is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes. Ghosh divides his time between Kolkata and Goa, India, and Brooklyn, New Yor\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726213026066,"sku":"9781250013750","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce589f44-4b32-4128-a30f-bad8e85bb8d2.jpg?v=1734858123","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/river-of-smoke-9781250013750","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}