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British, Indian, and Chinese cultures clash in this final book of Ghosh's trilogy (after River of Smoke) about the first 19th-century Opium War, launched when China embargoed trade on the drug. There are many different characters' stories here: wealthy ship merchant Mr. Burnham, who will stop at nothing in order to establish an opium trade with China; Zachary, a ship's carpenter, who aspires to both Mr. Burnham's wealth...Log In or Sign Up to Read More