A High Wind In Jamaica - Softcover
First published in 1929 and made into a feature film, this book traces the story of a group of children caught up in kidnapping and piracy.
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"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)
"What starts as merely masterful storytelling becomes something dreamlike and haunting; it's not a book you easily forget" (Independent on Sunday)
"Before Lord of the Flies there was A High Wind in Jamaica, an uninching, wryly observed portrait of the madness of children" (The Guardian)
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"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)
"What starts as merely masterful storytelling becomes something dreamlike and haunting; it's not a book you easily forget" (Independent on Sunday)
"Before Lord of the Flies there was A High Wind in Jamaica, an uninching, wryly observed portrait of the madness of children" (The Guardian)
'A quite extraordinary and unforgettable book' Ralph Straus
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- PublisherHarvill Press
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0002713128
- ISBN 13 9780002713122
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First published in 1929 and made into a feature film, this book traces the story of a group of children caught up in kidnapping and piracy. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001306488
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