A High Wind in Jamaica

Name: A High Wind in Jamaica
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780099437437
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By Richard Hughes

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A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes is a riveting tale set in the late 19th century, focusing on a group of English children who are sent back to England from Jamaica. During their journey, they are unintentionally captured by pirates, leading to a series of unexpected adventures on the high seas, exploring themes of innocence, perception, and moral ambiguity.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy historical fiction with an adventurous twist. Set in the Caribbean during the 19th century, it presents an intriguingly dark and literary exploration of innocence and experience. You might like this book for its vivid storytelling and its unique take on childhood set against the backdrop of piracy and colonial life.

A High Wind in Jamaica

On the high seas of the Caribbean, a family of English children is set loose – sent by their parents from their home in Jamaica to receive the civilising effects of England. Innocence is their protection, but as life in the care of pirates reveals its dangers, the events which unfold begin to take on a savagely detached quality.

'A quite extraordinary and unforgettable book' Ralph Straus

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Published to great acclaim in 1929, this classic and bestselling tale of childhood did away with Victorian sentimental visions of childhood and paved the way for later works such as Golding's Lord of the Flies.

Set against a tropical landscape and the ever-present sea, A High Wind in Jamaica tells the story of a family of English children who, on being sent by their parents back to England from Jamaica, fall into the hands of pirates.

As this voyage of innocence continues, the events which unfold begin to take on a savagely detached and almost haunting quality.

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A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes has received acclaim for its shocking and awe-inspiring narrative, blending a darkly humorous and appalling story. It is praised as a thrilling adventure filled with natural disasters, chaotic children, and questionable pirates, while also offering a deeper, more sophisticated narrative that is both complex and tragic. The book is recognised for its unique combination of primal fantasy and an insightful exploration of child psychology.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099437437

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2002

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 159g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Richard Hughes was born in 1900 and educated at Chaterhouse School and Oriel College, Oxford. A highly original and idiosyncratic writer, he wrote poems and plays as well as novels, but it is for these that he is best remembered, the most famous of which was his first, A High Wind in Jamaica, published in 1929. A remarkable man, he could number Masefield, Yeats, T.E. Lawrence, Robert Graves, Augustus John and Dylan Thomas amongst his friends and acquaintances. Married to the painter Frances Bazley in 1932, he died in 1976.