Hello Bernard, just a quick note to say that I have never read any of your books before but have seen a few of the Sharpe television programmes which I thought were ok but could have been a bit more gritty and harsh, I felt they were a bit dumbed down. I have just finished Sharpe’s Tiger which kept me enthralled the whole book and made a 1 hour train journey seem like 5 minutes> I found using Sean Bean’s face helped as he is perfect for the role, Hakeswill I pictured as a rough robert newton. I am now on Sharpe’s Triumph and am finding it equally good, I love the historical element of it and find it really easy to imagine all the settings. I don’t know why I am sending this email, I suppose it is just to say that I am looking forward to reading the whole series and feel quite envious as you have created a fantastic character who you obviously enjoy writing about, thank you again, Martin.