10 best books of August: the Monitor's picks

Here are 10 August must-reads suggested by the Monitor's book critics.

7. "Flood of Fire," by Amitav Ghosh

War looms, then implodes, in the astounding final book of Ghosh's spectacular "Ibis" trilogy. This third book follows the marvelous cast of characters developed in the first two volumes from India to China and through the outbreak of the First Opium War, on to the conflict's devastating conclusion. You can read the Monitor's full review of "Flood of Fire" here.

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