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Sea of poppies
By Ghosh, Amitav
- ISBN
- 978-0-37417-422-4
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2008
Deeti has a vision of the former slave ship long before she spies its sails billowing up the Ganges, intuiting that her fate will inexplicably be tied to this vessel. In fact, the Ibis represents a microcosm of the Middle East during the 19th century, carrying a crew of displaced pilgrims to resettlement in Mauritius, where their lives may no longer be circumscribed by caste, religion, or ancestry. Learning how these disparate characters-a Bengali widow, a French ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
