THE BLACK BOY by Michael Balls
THE BLACK BOY by Michael Dixon Whitehead Balls Illustrated by John Durham Sally descended the steps and directed her torch light through the small opening. It was indeed a spacious cellar with an earth floor and solid brick walls. On one side were three lines of shelving and at the back she could just make out stack of timbers, some of which had fallen down and some still neatly stacked for burning on a fire perhaps. As she looked into the darkness she felt a cold chill go through her.... "why had they gone to so much trouble to brick up the cellar and by who and when?..." William Horne, son of John Horne, a brick and tile kiln business owner in the small Hamlet of Horne Row, Danbury in the mid 1700's, decided to embark on a new venture and acquire "The Black Boy" Alehouse. Like so many Landlords of his day, to earn a few extra shillings, he traded in goods on the black market with help from his friend and father-in-law Matthew Rawlings, an Oyster Dredger from Mersea. For a while things go well for them, until one night Rueben Belbin happens upon their conversation and reports back to the infamous and evil Jerimiah Spalding, leader of Notorious gang of cut throat tinkers and smugglers from Tiptree Heath. SET IN ESSEX - DANBURY AND ITS SURROUNDING VILLAGES. This book is full of excitement, intrigue, romance and jealously and set in times of great risk and ultimate punishments. This book takes you from the 18th Century to the present day
The Book is full of Excitement, Twists and TurnsThoroughly recommend reading. ENJOY.
Michael D W Balls wrote this book following diagnosis of a terminal illness and being involved in a hit and run accident. He was a very strong character and this was his way of carrying on. I see very much of him in the central character William Horne. I very much hope that this book will be his legacy and that his strength carrys on through it.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781527211933 |
| ISBN 10 | 1527211932 |
| Title | THE BLACK BOY |
| Author | Michael Balls |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cotswold |
| Year published | 2017-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 303 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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