Dear Mr. Cornwell, in your book, “The Burning Land,” a character relates the story of Saint Werburgh who prayed to God to chase the geese from her cornfield. I assume you are using the term “corn” to mean a general grain since that is what it meant to Europeans of that time. I am sure you are aware that the grain generally called corn these days is a New World crop completely unknown in ancient Europe. I would like to see another term chosen than corn since a huge amount of people these days have no idea what the modern world owes Native Americans–maybe you should write a book…

Donna Delgadillo