Dear Mr. Cornwell I am a son of Portuguese immigrants, and as a Portuguese person I am VERY proud to be portuguese and wouldn’t wanna be anything else. I think Portugal has been left in the dark when it comes to history, and this book reminds people that Portugal does exist and its oldest allies were the English. The only thing that dissapointed me was that the book “Sharpe’s Escape” took place in the Coimbra area, and my family is from Tras-os-Montes, more specifically Boticas, or Chaves, where the French tried to invade and the Spanish so many times in the past. I was wondering if you planned on writing a book about the French invasion of Chaves, to complete the story of Napoleon’s attempt to take over Portugal? If not then I’m still thankful of you writing this book. And plus I was wondering, what do English people think of the Portuguese today?? obrigado e tchau!! Jose Pereira