
A High Wind in Jamaica (Paperback)
Richard Hughes (author)
£7.99
Paperback
192 Pages /
Published: 04/07/2002
- In stock
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. When their ship is captured by pirates, the thrilling cruise continues as the children transfer their affections from one batch of sailors to another. 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.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099437437
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 138 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 13 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
I read Richard Hughes' A High Wind in Jamaica this year and felt breathless with shock and awe... Appallingly dark story...dreadfully funny. -- Meg Rosoff * Independent *
A thrillingly good book -- Martin Amis
On one level it's an exciting adventure story with great storms and earthquakes, terrific animals, unruly children and some dubious pirates. What more, when young, could you want? But all this coexists with another narrative, darker and more sophisticated, complex and tragic. You can read this book over again and have read a different novel. -- Michael Holroyd * Guardian *
A hot draught of mad, primal fantasy and poetry -- Rebecca West
A fascinating study in child psychology * New York Times *
A thrillingly good book -- Martin Amis
On one level it's an exciting adventure story with great storms and earthquakes, terrific animals, unruly children and some dubious pirates. What more, when young, could you want? But all this coexists with another narrative, darker and more sophisticated, complex and tragic. You can read this book over again and have read a different novel. -- Michael Holroyd * Guardian *
A hot draught of mad, primal fantasy and poetry -- Rebecca West
A fascinating study in child psychology * New York Times *
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