Dear Bernard

I love your books. I have devoured several series and your work has rekindled an interest in history that I had long forgotten I had. Next weekend I am going to an  Anglo Saxon exhibition and it is all thanks to Uhtred.

However, I am conscious that across your wide range of books, the central character is always male. This saddens me, because there have been some great, influential and interesting women in history (and that’s just in the non-fiction section!) Admittedly feisty women in history weren’t the norm, but then the likes of Sharpe, Uhtred and Derfel weren’t run-of-the mill personalities either.

I would therefore like to know if you would ever consider putting a female character at the centre of one of your stories in the future?

Yours sincerely,

Clare