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Tony, a character marked by insatiable curiosity and deep compassion, undergoes a transformative journey from the Coromandel Coast to London before landing in Jamestown, Virginia. There, as an indentured servant among a diverse group, including men from Africa and a troubled woman from London, he grapples with his new reality on tobacco plantations. Initially overwhelmed and longing for home, Tony gradually finds solace and love amidst his companions, envisioning a future beyond servitude. "The East Indian" offers an authentic portrayal of Tony's experiences during the early days of English colonization, shedding light on a lesser-known historical figure and the vibrant world he inhabited.

The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house,’ Jean Cocteau once wrote”. In The Ghost in the Addict, Shepard Siegel, a Canadian psychologist, explains addiction not as something that happens after drug use, but how the body prepares for drug use to keep the user alive. In a matter-of-fact, non-judgemental way, Siegel analyzes why addiction happens, but, more importantly, why it’s so hard to beat.