β Scribed by Amitav Ghosh
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It is 1839. The British, whose opium exports to China have been blockaded by Beijing, are planning an invasion to force Chinas hand. Their demandsan island base on the Chinese coast from which to continue their trade and a princely sum in compensation for their losses.
In Calcutta, Zachary Reid, an impoverished young sailor, dreams of his lost love and of a way to make his fortunes. His chance comes when the wealthy opium merchant
Mr Burnham gives him the job of a lifetime even as his wife provides Zachary with other allures.
Heading towards Calcutta is Havildar Kesri with his captain, Neville Mee, to lead a regiment of Indian volunteers in the upcoming war. Alert, battle-hardened, Kesri must turn his ragged, ill-equipped band of men, who know nothing about either China or sailing, into an efficient machine if they are to emerge out of this doomed expedition.
In Mumbai, Shireen Modi waits anxiously for news of her opium trader husband, only to discover that he has died mysteriously in Hong Kong and lost all his fortune
in the opium blockade. She must sail alone to China as war clouds loom to reclaim his wealth and reputationand in risking everything find a new life for herself again.
In Canton, Neel becomes an aide and translator to a senior Chinese official as Beijing begins to prepare for war with Britain. The more he sees, the more worried he becomesfor the Chinese have neither the ships nor the artillery to match the British in modern warfare. The future seems clear but do the Chinese know it?
Fusing a profound understanding of history with page-turning narration, Flood of Firethe final part of the Ibis Trilogyis nothing short of a masterpiece. This
is Amitav Ghosh writing at the height of his powers.
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