The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire

I liked the history behind this family’s dynasty. It describes the opium trade and how it rose and then fell, due to restrictions and competition from China. I liked the way family cohesion and family feuds were portrayed.

Understanding how this particular House left its Architectural Legacies in India and Shanghai.

This book was a fascinating history of the opium drug trade and politics of The UK, India and China for a century. Stories of great wealth, charity, religion, and world travel kept me turning the pages to the end.

The book was well written, meticulously researched and all facts sourced. I had trouble staying with it because of the level of detail that was very appropriate for a history but not so enjoyable for more casual reading. I set it aside for a time when I may be more patient as the story seems worth reading.

Historical and right on information