Ghosh, Amitav. <br/><br/>
Sea of poppies / 
Amitav Ghosh. 
 - London :  John Murray,  2009. 
 - 533 p. ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: 2008. 
<br/><br/> The background to this historical adventure is the Opium Wars. The story revolves around the Ibis, an old slaving-ship voyaging across the Indian Ocean, its crew made up of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts, representing Westerners and Indians respectively. Slowly they start considering themselves as ship-brothers. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780719568978 (pbk.) :  £7.99 0719568978 (pbk.) :  £7.99 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Slave trade--History--19th century--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Historical fiction.