{"product_id":"sea-of-poppies-9780312428594","title":"Sea of Poppies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in an epic trilogy, Amitav Ghosh's\u003ci\u003e Sea of Poppies\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a remarkably rich saga . . . which has plenty of action and adventure à la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration--and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Observer \u003c\/i\u003e[London]).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the \u003ci\u003eIbis\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003ejahaj-bhais\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a panorama of characters whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, \u003ci\u003eSea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e of Poppies\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a storm-tossed adventure worthy of Sir Walter Scott\" (\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e). \u003c\/i\u003e\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":50614120349970,"sku":"9780312428594","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_114bfce6-a40d-4eca-8278-2d93161f3617.jpg?v=1732429169","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sea-of-poppies-9780312428594","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}