{"product_id":"a-high-wind-in-jamaica-richard-hughes-9781515464778","title":"A High Wind in Jamaica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes is set against the lush, volatile backdrop of 19th-century Jamaica.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e A 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\u003e is 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1515464776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781515464778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Positronic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Richard Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47520785432831,"sku":"9781515464778","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c9d553f-572c-4d1f-aef1-9ef32a295cf8.jpg?v=1762887056","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-high-wind-in-jamaica-richard-hughes-9781515464778","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}