A review by krobart
River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh

5.0

The first two thirds of Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy are my great discoveries of the past two years. In this second book of the series, Ghosh stirringly leads us up to the Opium Wars, when British traders kept the Chinese emperor from banning the sale of opium in his own country. The novel features a cast of fascinating characters and is beautifully written.

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