Some of her best-selling titles are 'Oryx and Crake' (2003), 'The Handmaids Tale' (1986), and 'The Blind Assassin' (2000). The novels depict a range of characters from different cultures, including Bihari peasants, Bengali Zamindars, Parsi businessmen, Cantonese boat people, British traders and officials, a Cornish botanist, and a mulatto sailor. Michael Tran/Getty Images Canadian author Margaret Atwood has numerous critically acclaimed novels to her credit. To do this, they tap into their memories of their own childhood’s emotions and experiences. British authors who write popular children’s books have the ability to create stories that have roots in everyday life. While some of the passengers of the Ibis reach their destination in Mauritius, others find themselves in Hong Kong and Canton and get caught up in events that lead to the First Opium War. Guest Post by: UK-based children’s book reviewer, LoveReading. Two other ships are caught in the same storm-the Anahita, a vessel carrying opium to Canton, and the Redruth, which is on a botanical expedition, also to Canton. The Ibis starts from Calcutta carrying indentured servants and convicts destined for Mauritius, but runs into a storm and faces a mutiny.
The trilogy gets its names from the ship Ibis, on board which most of the main characters meet for the first time.
It comprises Sea of Poppies (2008), River of Smoke (2011), and Flood of Fire (2015). It deals with the trade of opium between India and China run by the East India Company and the trafficking of coolies to Mauritius. THE SECRET AGENT by Joseph Conrad One of Joseph Conrad’s most accessible novels, The Secret Agent is the chilling story of a terrorist plot. The story is set in the first half of the 19th century. Nevertheless, the book was a bestseller, making Hemingway famous, and it inspired a generation of readers and writers. Using a whimsical art style and sing-song rhyming scheme, he created many of the world’s most loved and best selling children’s books. Theodore Seuss Geisel wrote and illustrated over 60 books for children. BBC Culture contributor Jane Ciabattari polled 82 book critics from outside the UK, to pick Britain’s best novels ever this is what some had to say about the top choices. The Ibis trilogy is a work of historical fiction by Amitav Ghosh. It’s hard to imagine a list of greatest children’s authors that doesn’t include Dr.