Hi Bernard, Just a quick note to tell you how much I admire your thriller books-all the boating stories. Naturally I’m a fan of Sharpe, but it was your first person novels that really grabbed me. I wondered whether you found writing in first person harder? I’m a full time artist. I sell my art all around the world, and whenever I can I play a Bernard Cornwell talking book in the studio to get me through the endless hours of photorealistic painting. In fact, you and Wilbur Smith have been the inspiration to attempt my own novel. So thanks, mate. (Tony from Australia)