Mr. Cornwell
Hello sir. I just wanted to say thank you for the sheer joy I am having reading your books. Up till now I never thought I would connect to a historical fiction series the same way I did to one of my favorites (Mrs Colleen McCulloughs series on Rome). Then I found the Sharpe series. The timing could not be better as we are a couple months away from having our first child and we are spending a lot more time at home. We have ordered the DVD series to watch after my wife and I advance further ahead in the books. I have already looked into your other series and realized I read sword song ( out of turn) a few years back while stuck in a Chicago airport. I plan to finish that series after Sharpe.
I run a small family business across the pond in Norfolk/Virginia Beach area in Virginia. I will be looking to see if you ever stop by a bookstore near me but I bet that’s a bigger long shot than Sharpe scalling the wall at Gawilghur successfully. Bugger the odds!
We buy electronic books but I plan to find a first edition online and would love to have you sign it. I will most definitely put return postage.
Your books are such a delight to read. I feel like the books are helping me connect with my past. I am 40 percent English and 40 percent Scottish with some ties going back to Clan McDaneil I believe. I particularly enjoy reading on the importance of the Scotch units. I didn’t realize they were so tall and fierce compared to the other units. My father’s side is somewhat short and they are the English blood while my mom’s side is tall and large where the Scott blood is passed down. I am 6 foot 3 and 250 pounds with red hair and a beard. I too had a fiery competitive spirit during my American football days. I always wondered where that passion to play came from and perhaps it was in my DNA.
Your books are now my 2nd favorite thing to come out of England behind only the English Bulldog of which we own two currently and is the only breed for us.
Once again thank you ever so much Mr. Cornwell. Your are brilliant at what you do. I am very content knowing I have so many books left to read in this series.
Cheers and my sincere gratitude
John Hobbs