DEAR BERNARD

I’VE JUST READ AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYED YOUR LATEST BOOK ‘FOOLS AND MORTALS’.IF THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE SOME SORT OF DEPARTURE FROM YOUR NORMAL WORKS THEN IT WORKS PERFECTLY.I LOVED THE PLOT,THE CHARACTERS AND THE REAL AUTHENTIC FEEL OF WHAT I IMAGINE LIFE IN THE LATE 1590’S TO BE.

CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION? THE ‘EVIL TWINS’ WHO PLAY A NASTY PART IN THE BOOK.I LAUGHED OUT LOUD AT THEIR ANTICS AS THEY VERY MUCH REMINDED ME OF THE ‘SUITS YOU SIR’ CHARACTERS FROM THE TRULY GREAT ‘FAST SHOW’.WAS THIS IN YOUR MIND WHEN WRITING THESE SCENES?

FINALLY I WAS PLEASED TO SEE YOU MENTION JAMES SHAPIRO IN YOUR AUTHOR’S NOTES.HE’S A REAL AUTHORITY ON ALL THINGS SHAKESPEARE AND A FINE WRITER.I KNOW YOU’RE A VERY BUSY MAN BUT IF YOU HAVE THE TIME I WOULD RECOMMEND HIS BOOKS ON 1599 AND 1606.

SO THANKS ONCE AGAIN FOR ALL THE READING PLEASURE YOU’VE GIVEN ME.FOOLS AND MORTALS IS A BRILLIANT BOOK AND I’M SURE THAT YOU MUST BE PLEASED WITH IT.

BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOURS

KEITH