Sharpe rescued me.  As a Submariner reading was a great escape.  Down time was never really down time, patrolling the oceans of the world was always at the very least, tense.  Being able to escape with Richard Sharpe, Harper, Hagman, Harris, Wellington and Sgt Hakeswill to name but a few was a marvellous world to live in!  Thank you!  I’m not a history buff but did so enjoy the adventures.  Followed some years later with the TV films, fantastic.

At sea, reading for me was a tremendous relief, I would often read whole a series of books at once.  Yours were my favourites causing me many trips to Plymouth to restock.

If you’re interested also towards top of my list…  Alexander Kent, who in my opinion created the Sea going version of Sharpe in Richard ( spooky) Bolitho.  JK Rowling, an escape to a real magical world, teenage fiction is marvelous! Lol.

Thanks for taking time to read this and thank for another glimpse into the life of Sharpe!

Andrew Welch