Set in the late 1980's and into the 90's, "Some you win...Most you lose " is a work of fiction based on fact. It and tells the story of a small but well-run farming enterprise caught up in a major deal between a large local estate and an opencast coal mining company. It is a story of greed funded by fraud linked to the estate working with the mining company determined to get what it wants at any cost. Geographically the small farm stands in the way of access to a proposed open cast coal mine site and is subjected to the full might of big business to force them to sell the farm at well below market value.