Dear Mr Cornwell I always find your books immensely entertaining and have learned more about the Napoleonic Wars and English archers than I ever did at school. I never bother to check for historical accuracy as I have complete faith that you have . Many thanks . What prompted me to write however was the article about your adoption in the Daily telegraph . Like you I was adopted as a baby in 1944 . My adoptive parents gave me a happy , if financially shaky , childhood and I always have considered them my Mum & Dad . When they had both died some 10 years ago I did find out at Register House who my birth mother was but did not see any point in taking it further . Like you I am very happy with the way life has worked out and I am very sorry for the suffering you have endured . The only thing That I cannot agree with is your opinion that your father was ‘ a good man ‘ He was at best a zealot and abuser of power and would rightly be in prison today for the way he treated you . I am surprised that I have written this but felt deeply moved by the article . Keep up the good work and best wishes . Bruce