The human cargo of Ibis turns out to be one motley crew, assembled by fate. “No matter how hard the times at home may have been, in the ashes of every past there were a few cinders of memory that glowed with warmth-…” They Land up on a ship called Ibis ( same as the one she sees in a dream) to be shipped across the dark waters to Mareech or Mauritius as plantation workers by the British. She is mother to a small girl called Kabootri whom she sends away to her brother’s house.Ĭircumstances force Deeti to run away with a Chamar called Kalua who saves her life and then marries her. She is married to Hukum Singh who works in an opium factory and lives only for his addiction till one day it consumes him completely. Her dreams find space in her shrine where she draws what she sees in her visions. Deeti has never seen such a ship and wonders what it means. She is woken up by a dream of an ocean faring ship. Light eyed Deeti lives in a small hamlet of Ghazipur and tends to her field of poppies diligently. You can check out the reading challenges I have signed on this year – Here Title: Sea of Poppies Genre: Fiction Author: Amitav Ghosh Synopsis: It corresponds to the WriteTribereading prompt: Man Booker prize long- list (any year). I started with the Sea of Poppies which is the first book in the Ibis Trilogy. So when I saw the books in A’s book shelf, the decision was made. I have been courting the idea of reading Amitav Ghosh since long.
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