{"product_id":"a-high-wind-in-jamaica-paperback-5","title":"A High Wind in Jamaica - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA High Wind in Jamaica\u003c\/em\u003e by Richard Hughes is set against the lush, volatile backdrop of 19th-century Jamaica\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003eA High Wind in Jamaica \u003c\/em\u003eis a haunting, darkly humorous exploration of innocence, imagination, and the eerie unpredictability of childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a hurricane devastates their plantation home, the Bas-Thornton children are sent to England for safety. But fate has other plans: their ship is overtaken by pirates, and what follows is a surreal, unforgettable voyage through lawless waters and even murkier moral depths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike any \"children's adventure\" before it, this novel shatters romantic illusions of piracy and youth. Hughes writes children not as sweet caricatures, but as mysterious, instinct-driven creatures-capable of joy, cruelty, wonder, and indifference in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1929 and praised by the likes of William Golding and Graham Greene, \u003cem\u003eA High Wind in Jamaica \u003c\/em\u003eis at once a savage satire and a chilling psychological odyssey. It's a literary classic that continues to provoke, disturb, and mesmerize readers nearly a century later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266651668729,"sku":"9781515464785","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/FuoZBcnMIa9781515464785.webp?v=1768852455","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-high-wind-in-jamaica-paperback-5","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}