Cynthia Clark

Black by Day Red by Night Cynthia Clark

This is the story of Phoebe Emma Horton and her descendants. Born on Christmas day into an upper middle class family in Victorian England, Phoebe was an only child. Highly educated and well-mannered she was raised by her mother and stepfather, MaryAnn and Henry Jakeman. John Caswell was a handsome young man from a well-placed Catholic family who were contractors and builders. He too lived in the West Midlands. John was overseeing a building project in the village of Coseley when he met Phoebe. John and Phoebe Caswell were the author's grandparents. While she never had the privilege of knowing them, their legacy left many unanswered questions. This is a story about ordinary people leading extraordinary lives and it begins with Benjamin Jones, from whom the wealth flowed.