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A High Wind in Jamaica (Unabridged)
 
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A High Wind in Jamaica (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Richard Hughes (Author), Michael Maloney (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 6 hours and 12 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: CSA Word
  • Audible Release Date: 19 April 2011
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004XCQBKY
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Set in the 19th century against a backdrop of island life and the vast surrounding seas, A High Wind in Jamaica is the gripping story of the Bas-Thornton children, whose parents send them back to England following a hurricane in the postcolonial Caribbean they call home. Having set sail, the children quickly fall into the hands of pirates. As their voyage continues, things take an awful turn. Narrated largely from the perspective of the children, the supposed innocents are not the only victims of amoral behaviour, but sometimes the perpetrators. As their voyage continues, things take an awful turn. Narrated largely from the perspective of the children, the supposed innocents are not the only victims of amoral behaviour, but sometimes the perpetrators. Praised for its atypical and unsettling take on the truth of human nature, Richard Hughes' classic, first published in 1929, has been called one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, and credited with paving the way for other masterworks such as William Golding's Lord of the Flies. Praised for its atypical and unsettling take on the truth of human nature, Richard Hughes' classic, first published in 1929, has been called one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, and credited with paving the way for other masterworks such as William Golding's Lord of the Flies.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this for a book group. It is uncliched and wonderfully evocative. It feels at the same time dreamlike and chillingly realistic. I am amazed it is not better known.

The book is set in the late Victorian period in Jamaica and at sea, with the main character being an imaginative 10 year old English girl called Emily. The story unfolds largely through Emily's eyes, which means the reader does not always know exactly what is going on.

Some members of the book group disliked it, because of the strange plot, the author's darkly cynical view of human nature, and the number of things that are left unexplained. So be warned, if you only like "normal" books with happy endings, don't read this!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A must ! 11 July 2009
Format:Paperback
My father recommended this book to me, some 45 years ago. At first I did not want to read it, but in the end I did and put the title on my book list for school. Ever since it has been my most favourite book, together with To kill a mockingbird, by Harper Lee.
I have read the book 3 times now.
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It is truly a shame that this book may be soon out of print. I first read the book when I was 10 years old and found it disturbing because the little 10 year old main was nothing like "normal" literary heroines. The next time I read the book I was in my twenties and understood themes in the book that pertained to adult perceptions of children. The third time I read the book, I picked up themes relating to perception of people in general.

Although this is an "adult" book, I think it would make a great present for a child to share with an adult.

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