Part A Kiwi on a Kentish Farm Her ring gleamed in the Wellington sunshine as the ship pulled out of the harbour and her eyes filled with tears A new life beckoned across the world Would Kathy fall or flourish as a farmer s wife in Kent Five decades on she shares her struggles with homesickness the family s adventures on the farm and the quaint quiet village of St Mary Hoo Her plentiful stories are heartwarming amusing and honest Part Characters of the Hundred of Hoo The Hundred of Hoo part of the Hoo Peninsula is just close enough to London and the River Thames that highwaymen came by ancient paths and smugglers by boat to plunder and profit but seldom to settle It was a dismal place until the Anopheles mosquito was eradicated Gradually the Hoo Peninsula became productive and farmers and their workers swelled the population Kathy weaves a rich tapestry of stories about ordinary and extraordinary local characters who all left a legacy A Kiwi on a Kentish Farm Life on the Farm and Characters of the Hundred of Hoo