by Alai (Author)
In the 1930s a wealthy Tibetan family, the Maiqis, make a bargain with an emissary of the Chinese Nationalists. In exchange for military support, they are to plant fields of poppies, valuable in the heroin trade - a deal that enriches the Maiqis' lavish lifestyle and earns them dangerous enmity.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: New
Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd
Published: 28 Aug 2003
ISBN 10: 0413771830
ISBN 13: 9780413771834