Dear Sir Bernard Cornwell. Sorry to add to the enormous list of questions on your website. Does your wife read all of your books? I ask because my wife was very interested in the romantic liaisons in some of the short stories I wrote before we met. I wondered if you have ever had to field any uncomfortable questions from your wife as to how you think up the more adult scenes in your excellent books?

I also wondered if you are a fan of Bill Bryson and if anyone else has noted how you both bear a certain resemblance to each other? The similarity doesn’t end there either, you are both firmly in my favourite author list! Finally, thank you. Thank you for writing so many wonderful books. You are a national treasure!

Stuart Harvey