A High Wind In Jamaica

After a devastating hurricane ravages their Jamaican plantation, the Bas-Thornton children are sent on a voyage to England by their parents. En route, their ship is overrun by pirates, and the children are brought into a world of violence and moral ambiguity, with their innocence at stake. A High Wind in Jamaica , originally named The Innocent Voyage , is Richard Hughes' first and most celebrated novel.
Credited for influencing Lord of the Flies , the book was inspired by an unpublished report written by someone who had been taken hostage by pirates as a child. Richard Hughes (died 1976) was a significant literary figure of the 20th century. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. Adventure literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries captured the imagination of a reading public hungry for tales of exploration, danger, and heroism.
A High Wind In Jamaica belongs to this tradition of gripping narratives that transported readers beyond the boundaries of their everyday lives.