![]() ![]() For one thing, the author doesn’t seem to know what an Englishwoman’s clothing of the period is really like (stays are not attached to underdrawers!). As each character finds his or her way to the opium ship Ibis, the stories merge into one, as the desire to break free of the poppy trade leads to defiance and mutiny.īut while the author has done a brilliant job, there are several problems with this book, at least for me. Following the fates of a wildly diverse caste of characters, from an American freedman passing as white to an Indian widow who escaped from her husband’s funeral pyre, the book spins a series of picaresque tales illuminating the impact of the opium trade on individuals and on India. An epic tale of the opium trade in 1838 and its far-reaching effects, Sea of Poppies is a book of amazing skill and scope. ![]()
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