Hello Mr Cornwell, I am a very late starter in the reading of your work – recently in Australia the latest Sharpe TV movie aired – that and being an avid reader of history and historical fiction tipped the balance and finally started reading the Sharp novels. To date I’ve read five and enjoyed them; I expected a style much like Winston Graham’s Poldark novels. But the style is rather Hornblower and Aubrey. A negative for me in Sharpes Waterloo was a feeling that Jane Sharpe and Lord John Rossendale promised much more as characters than they gave in the end. To me they were underdeveloped, appearing one dimensional. Conversely, Lucille, in a few words, and a few appearances conveyed much more to me; I hope she is not killed off as Mr. Sharpe deserves some luck were his relations with women are concerned. Many thanks and warm regards, Peter Nakitch