‘Sea of Poppies’ has been based on the world, as it was just before the start of the Opium Wars. It revolves around ‘The Ibis’, an old slaving-ship voyaging across the Indian Ocean. Its crew is made up of an odd group of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts, representing Westerners and Indians respectively. Slowly and gradually, the self-imposed walls start to melt down and all of them start considering themselves as ship-brothers.
With this is born a dynasty, very improbable, but in existence nonetheless. This dynasty is all set to cross continents, races and even generations. ‘The Sea of Poppies’ takes us through a wide variety of landscapes, right from the lush poppy fields of the sacred Ganges to the undulating high seas to the alien backstreets of China. However, it’s the rich diversity of the characters that makes the book totally engrossing and occupying. In short - truly a masterpiece!
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