Dear Sir, I thank whoever sat in judgement of your request for residency when you arrived in the USA. As you have said, it forced you to start writing your books in order to earn a living. It has made my world a more enjoyable place to have found your books and escape into them. To learn some history at the same time is a big bonus. I have come late to your novels and am halfway through Sharpe. But please Mr Cornwell give us some more Starbuck novels. I for one have to disagree with you when you say they are too much like the Sharpe novels. For what you have given your readers I say a big thankyou. Steve Phelps