Publisher's Synopsis
Here are tales of smuggling, of gunpowder explosions and narrow escapes from death, tales of footpads, of ghostly spectres and second sight. There is a centenarian in the family and an M.B.E. Here are stories of righteous anger subtly avenged. These are the Blackmans of Sussex, the descendents of William of Catsfield who lived largely on the narrow belt of land encompassing Hooe, Ninfield, and Catsfield, although several of them moved on later to Hastings. They were yeomen, builders, millwrights and engineers. They were strong, determined, hard working craftsmen and astute business men and women who were determined to make a better life for themselves and their families. They were men and women of principle with the odd rogue or two who lived by his own set of rules. Is the law always right or should rough justice sometimes be applied?
