Ghosh, Amitav <br/><br/>
Sea of poppies /   
Amitav Ghosh ; map by Jeffrey L. Ward 
 - 543 pages ;   21 cm. 
<br/><br/> The first in an epic trilogy. Sea of Poppies is a remarkably rich saga which has plenty of action and adventure a la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment. 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 onboard., from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman from a mulatto American freedman to a free-spirited French orphan.<br/>  
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780719568954 (hbk.) 0719568951 (hbk.) 0719568961 (trade pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008426454 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social classes --India --Fiction. <br/>Opium trade -- History --Fiction. <br/>India -- --Social conditions --19th century --Fiction<br/>Voyages and travels --Fiction
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR9499.3.G536   / S43 2008b 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>FIC G3462