![]() 'When I really like a book I'll sometimes read a passage or two aloud to whoever's nearby this one I'd happily recite cover-to-cover' Imogen Hermes Gowar I felt just like I did as a kid.' Andrew Sean Greer 'I wouldn't let a 14-year-old near it' Meg Rosoff 'One of my all time favourite books' Ann Patchett Writers' reviews for A High Wind in Jamaica: Innocence is their protection, but as life in the care of pirates reveals its dangers, the events which unfold begin to take on a savagely detached quality. When their ship is captured by pirates, the thrilling cruise continues as the children transfer their affections from one batch of sailors to another. On the high seas of the Caribbean, a family of English children is set loose - sent by their parents from their home in Jamaica to receive the civilising effects of England. ![]() This book has a small, obsessed following. ![]() One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, but relatively little-known. ![]()
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