A High Wind in Jamaica

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A High Wind in Jamaica
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A High Wind in Jamaica

Richard Hughes
Edition year 2005
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Mary Kuper
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 178
Dimensions 23 × 16.3 cm

Edition details

A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes. 7 colour illustrations by Mary Kuper. Three-quarter bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial paper cover. 178pp. 23x16.3cm

About the book

After a devastating hurricane destroys their home in Jamaica, the children of the Thornton family are sent away to England for their safety. During the voyage, their ship is captured by pirates, and the children find themselves drawn into a strange world of adventure, danger and moral uncertainty. Told through the unsettling perspective of childhood innocence, the novel explores the contrast between imagination and reality, innocence and cruelty, and the unexpected ways in which children respond to extraordinary circumstances. A haunting and thought-provoking story about childhood, freedom and the complexities of human nature

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