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A High Wind in Jamaica
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerClassic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025710419
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
A High Wind in Jamaica is a startling and provocative masterpiece of psychological fiction that challenges traditional perceptions of childhood innocence. Following a devastating hurricane in Jamaica, the Bas-Thornton children are sent toward England for their education, but their journey takes a harrowing turn when their vessel is captured by a band of pirates. What follows is not a conventional tale of adventure, but a complex exploration of the moral divide between the adult world and the enigmatic minds of the young.
As the children adapt to their life among the outlaws with unsettling ease, Richard Hughes exposes the ruthless logic of childhood and the fragility of societal norms. Set against the vivid backdrop of the high seas, the novel subverts the tropes of maritime literature to deliver a chillingly unsentimental portrait of human nature. Renowned for its sharp prose and profound psychological insights, A High Wind in Jamaica remains a landmark work of 20th-century literature, questioning whether the true danger lies with the outlaws of the sea or within the inscrutable hearts of the children themselves.
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