Hello Bernard,

I’ll start off by getting all the gushing and fan worship out of the way by saying that I have enjoyed your work for many, many years and that all my trips to the local giant book retailer are made up of a beeline from the front door to the Cornwell section. Historical fiction is a dying art here in North America where self-proclaimed guru self-help books and biographies of important people like Kim Kardashian outsell all else. Your book provide light to me in an otherwise very dismal and bleak book market.. It hurts even more to see classics in the discount bin.

My wife and I have always enjoyed the Susannah Kells books (we’ve reread them many times since we have not been able to find anything remotely similar in style and intensity) and was wondering how the partnership worked (or didn’t) between your wife and yourself? I remember when the story came out that Susannah Kells was in fact none other then Bernard Cornwell but now that it reads as more of a partnership I was wondering what part your wife played in it all? Also there is a request from my wife that Fallen Angels be turned into a movie. Any hope? BBC series? History Channel production maybe?

Cheers to you and thank you for all the great nights and days spent with a book in my hands.

Michael