{"product_id":"high-wind-in-jamaica-4","title":"High Wind in Jamaica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA High Wind in Jamaica\u003c\/em\u003e by Richard Hughes is set against the lush, volatile backdrop of 19th-century Jamaica\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003eA 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\u003eis 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","brand":"Positronic Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284056064052,"sku":"9781515464785","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/8638\/5972\/files\/imageloader_384fe169-35d9-433d-adc1-b98f8312e05e.jpg?v=1764156537","url":"https:\/\/worldcaribbeanbooks.com\/products\/high-wind-in-jamaica-4","provider":"World Caribbean Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}