EAN: 9780719569029

FLOOD OF FIRE - AMITAV GHOSH KARTONIERT (TB)

The thrilling climax to the Ibis trilogy that began with the phenomenal Booker-shortlisted Sea
of Poppies.It is 1839 and tension has been rapidly mounting between China and British India
following the crackdown on opium smuggling by Beijing. With no resolution in sight  the
colonial government declares war.One of the vessels requisitioned for the attack  the Hind 
travels eastwards from Bengal to China  sailing into the midst of the First Opium War. The
turbulent voyage brings together a diverse group of travellers  each with their own agenda to
pursue. Among them is Kesri Singh  a sepoy in the East India Company who leads a company of
Indian sepoys  Zachary Reid  an impoverished young sailor searching for his lost love  and
Shireen Modi  a determined widow en route to China to reclaim her opium-trader husband's wealth
and reputation. Flood of Fire follows a varied cast of characters from India to China  through
the outbreak of the First Opium War and China'sdevastating defeat  to Britain's seizure of Hong
Kong.Flood of Fire is a thrillingly realised and richly populated novel  imbued with a wealth
of historical detail  suffused with the magic of place and plotted with verve. It is a
beautiful novel in its own right  and a compelling conclusion to an epic and sweeping story -
it is nothing short of a masterpiece.

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