Sea of Poppies, Amitar GhoshA San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2008 A Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2008 A Washington Post Best Book of 2008 An Economist Best Book of 2008 A New York Best Book of 2008 A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of 2008 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2008 Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean; its purpose, to fight Chinas vicious

an anonymous whistle-blower led investigative journalists Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier into the shadow economy where the super-rich hide billions of dollars in complex financial networks

with Nobel laureates taking opposite sides on this vital question

Spanning three decades and crossing continents

every culture has its own version of flavored ice—or "snow"

The infamous encounters with willing groupies in hotel bedrooms

“Through a novel with so much depth

In October 1839

and a passionate lovefor India at its heart

some salutary

and aspirations of young women coming into their own

Count on it

[Moshfegh’s] the kind of provocateur who makes you laugh out loud while drawing blood