Bundook. Weapons. An ordinary word, yet one that turns Dean Datta’s life upside down. He is forced to abandon his quiet life in New York as a dealer in rare books and set out on an extraordinary journey; a journey that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice. The Islands is the story of a world on the brink of catastrophe, of ever-increasing population movements and of unstoppable change. But it is also a story of hope, of love and of faith in the future. “A gripping contemporary novel”, DN. "One of the year’s truly great surprises", Kulturnytt. Amitav Ghosh is a multi-award-winning author. His previous works include *Sea of Poppies* (nominated for the Man Booker Prize), which is the first part of the acclaimed Ibis trilogy.