Dear Mr. Cornwell, I’d just like to say that, after reading some of your comments on this site, I think that a lot of your personality comes out in Uhtred. Through the genetic link, do you think? My mother’s family are from Newcastle – my mum named our house ” Northumbria”. It seemed a bit odd, seeing as we lived outside of Glasgow… I like to think we have a lot of Danish in our blood. All four daughters have red hair. And the VIking temperament when annoyed! I can’t wait to read what happens next. Fortunately, I have a sister who is an editor at HarperCOllins in London, so she can smuggle me the next installment of Uhtred’s adventures before it is released in the U.S. Thank you for all your wonderful stories. Fionna