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River of Smoke

by Amitav Ghosh

Picador. 2012. 528p. ISBN 9781250013750. pap. $16.

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The second of a proposed trilogy of historical novels about the Opium Wars (preceded by Sea of Poppies, 2009) explores the trade of Indian opium in Canton. (LJ Xpress Reviews, 9/23/11)

Reviewed by Staff , Apr 01, 2013

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