Ben and Emma are twins and they have the unique bond and communication skills that are common amongst some twins.
Their family has been subjected to The Catchpole Curse for two centuries. The impact of the curse seems about to reach its evil apogee, when the family, once wealthy and now destitute Catchpole family would be forced to sell of their last and post prized possession, their Cornish home.
Whilst exploring, the twins tumble headlong down an ancient abandoned mine shaft on the clifftops not far from their ancestral home.
They find themselves facing the shades of their ancestral twins. Ben and Emma find themselves transported back in time to the early 19th century and become entangled with a gang of ruthless Cornish pirates who force the two children to assist them in their enterprise of smuggling a secret cargo ashore.
But the cargo, they discover, is more than mere barrels of brandy.
Before the gang can enjoy the riches of their enterprise they are ambushed by a force of soldiers who are determined to put an end to their smuggling.
As a result the leader, who believes members of the Catchpole family have betrayed him, brings down a terrible curse upon the family.
But when the twins return to their present time they find themselves involved in a media frenzy.
Faced by a journalist is is only interested in digging up dirt, no matter who gets hurt, by vengeful descendants of the leader of the smugglers, a dangerous armed robber and parents who remain wildly clueless about what is really going on, Ben and Emma are hard pushed to try to make sense the recent events.
All they need to do is to reestablish the family's good name, save their ancestral home and forge a reconciliation with the family that issued the curse that has blighted their family for 200 years.
Can they do it? Children aged 11 to 14 will love to read this book to find out.
It is published by Matador at £8.99 and is available for order from most good bookshops and also online at https://goo.gl/WRfFc7.
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