The final book in the bestselling Ibis trilogy. It is 1839 and tension has been rapidly mounting between China and British India following the crackdown on opium smuggling by Beijing. With no resolution in sight, the colonial government declares war. Is a thrillingly realised and richly populated novel, imbued with a wealth of historical detail, suffused with the magic of place and plotted with verve. It is a beautiful novel in its own right, and a compelling conclusion to an epic and sweeping story.

From February, 2002 to March, 2009 I wrote a column called City Type for The Boston Globe. The columns were conversations with Boston-area writers and poets and are archived here. Rich milk, then what percentage is. The milk of human kindness or. Milk and honey, here where privilege. Is white as milk and where we.

Musings on books and the book business by an opinionated, somewhat cynical, yet optimistic bookseller. Sunday, November 28, 2010. The Absurdity of Twain Fever. Mark Twain is the hottest author in America right now. The Boulder Book Store along with just about every other bookseller in America can barely keep ahead of the demand for the recently released 738-. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Two-time Best of the Web inclusion. 8226; If it were a print publication, I would definitely buy it at the newsstand.

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