Dear Bernard
You may be pleased to hear that The Last Kingdom series on the telly has inspired me to read the series on which it is based… I am now ahead of the series and delighted to be following Uhtred’s further adventures – he is a brilliant character (and it helps that he is played by such a lovely actor!) I have never read a series of books in my life so I am thoroughly impressed.
I do notice a lot of enjoyable references to birds in the books. As I am married to a birdwatcher, I did wonder whether it was a hobby of yours – some of the finer details suggested that it might be. I would love to know!
I look forward to the next instalment of Uhtred, and I am sure that I will be reading more of your work!
Rosa