The following book is a collection of poems authored by Richard Hughes, best-remembered today for writing the novel 'A High Wind in Jamaica'. Featured titles to be found amongst these poems include 'The Horse Trough', 'Gratitude', 'Vagrancy', and 'Epitaph'.

Unhappy Philippa is tied to the house caring for the handicapped Owen, and Charlotte will not leave Philippa to cope on her own, despite her engagement to John. Thirteen year-old Lowrie tries to make sense of a world where the Bible commands "thou shalt not kill" but it's morally OK to put a dying rabbit out of its misery.